I was sitting on my bed, reading one of Dimitri's favourite Western books, and yes, I was actually reading it, not skimming through the pages then looking up what happens online to convince people that I read it like I normally did.

And it was quite interesting, if my comment was anything to go by. I could see the appeal Dimitri had towards the old western, but, and that was a big but, to be honest, I didn't see how sitting down for like, six hours, was worth the 'suspense'.

And yet, I was sitting there for my second hour, reading it. I had been drawn in by the book I could notice nothing else.

There was a knock at my door. I set the book down with the pages turned out to where I was reading and hopped off the bed to answer the door. My whole head spun since I had seen nothing except the pages for an hour and a half.

I opened the door, a little more excited than I should by the book.

Dimitri was wide eyed and heavy breathing as he studied me for a second.

"Rose?" he asked, a little concerned.

I paused. Strange he was worrying about me. "Ya?"

He paused this time. "Are you alright?"

I was slow. "Ya."

"You don't have a headache or…?"

"Na."

He sighed in relief.

"What's going on?"

"Lissa."

"What about Lissa?"

Then I felt it through the bond. I had been so sucked up in the book that I hadn't noticed.

She was screaming and crying in pain. She held her head, wishing for the headache to go away.

I collapsed on the ground, feeling her pain. I pulled my head from hers, gasping. Dimitri was kneeling by my side, placing a hand on my back.

I didn't look at him. I bolted up, clutching my pendant around my neck to make sure I had it, then ran towards Lissa. He followed after me swiftly.

I didn't have my other pendant. I would feel that pain after I gave my pendant to Lissa, but I had to protect her. That meant saving her from this.

There was a giant crowd surrounded Lissa's room, her cry purely audible through the crowd's almost silent murmurs.

I pushed through, shouting at people so they would move out of my way. Dimitri came behind, saying things a little bit more politely, but still having the same effect on the movement of the ground.

Finally, I broke free of the crowd and raided the door until I burst into the room and knelt beside Lissa, screaming in pain on the ground.

I stroked her hair quickly with one hand as I clutched the pendant and tugged it off my neck. I squeezed it.

"This will help you, Lissa. Oksana made-"

I placed it around her neck. As soon as I wasn't touching it anymore, my head screamed in protest. I fell backwards, clutching my head. This was much, much, much worse than the last time. Lissa was still, her eyes closed.

I passed out with her soon after.