Rose's eyes fluttered open, a white light streaming down on her made her close them again, though. The first thing she realized was how sore she was, and the second, that she was lying on her side. She went to roll onto her back: lying on her side was bad for her wings... and she wasn't able to roll onto her back. There was something prohibiting her from laying on her back.
Instead, she sat up. This just made her head throb wildly, and she again tried to open her eyes.
This time, she was able to ignore the blinding light for a few seconds, and then the light was dulled. Refocusing her eyes, she saw her fox scampering back down the curtain that she must have just closed. Rose rubbed her eyes and looked around. All her pets were there.
"What on earth?" she mumbled, as she remembered what had happened. She remembered, suddenly, the cave, and her escape from it. And her last waking memory was of swimming toward the shimmering light above the water.
She smiled. She realized that she must have lost consciousness, and that someone had gotten her here.
Looking around quickly, she realized that "here" was her bedroom, in her father's house. She was home.
"Dad?" she called. She wanted to let him know she was awake. He must have been so worried.
"Dad? I'm up." she called.
But there was no response.
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