Morning and pain, that's familiar. Why does her neck hurt in addition to the ever hurting stomach? She turns away from the bed, she must have slept in this position, like, forever. Maybe, she wanted to lie on her side?
She is trying to recollect her dream but today it is the most slippery. She can't even remember, was he in it? He must have been. She was sleeping and heard the noise, then he kissed her like some Prince Charming kissed some Sleeping Beauty and she woke up just for a few moments. In the actual last night's dream he talked to her until she had to open her eyes to tell him, she is healing and sleeping and to get this ballad over with. But the Sleeping Beauty scenario was more plausible than the real dream, more romantic. Prince Charming, Geralt would have laughed at that had she told him. Maybe she will. She chuckled.
- Yen?
The healer wasn't careful with the dose and she is finally losing it. She needs to get up, she started pulling up her arms in order to rise up a little, just to look around.
- Yen, you said you are not supposed to move.
An arm was holding her across the shoulders and speaking in Geralt's voice. That's it. Yennefer of Vengeberg has officially lost it.
- Yen? Yen?
The hallucination didn't vanish and sounded first concerned, then scared. Finally, it went mute and she cracked an eye open and cocked her head to the painful side. She could see a part of the body, a scar against the shoulder, a witcher medallion and, finally, when she lifted her head a little bit up, two cat-like yellow eyes.
- Are you trying to guess how lucid am I?
- Judging by your tone – very lucid, indeed. How are you feeling? You, you were smiling and then heard me and … well. Shall I be offended? Did you prefer to find somebody else in your bed?
- I would prefer to be the master of my own bed, thank you very much. I… I forget what happens during the day because of the medicine and..
The words caught in her throat because she felt a hand on her face gliding across her cheek and she didn't want to talk any more, just breathe in and breathe out, in and out.
- I am happy, you're here – she finished.