She coughed a little after, unaccustomed to the burning nectar, and then docilely allowed him to lead her to her room.She coughed a little after, unaccustomed to the burning nectar, and then docilely allowed him to lead her to her room. He tucked her in, between soft satin sheets, and left her room. Flora had intended to get up and about as soon as Dodds left her alone, but suddenly, she felt very tired, her arms and legs leaden, and she realized that she had been drugged. Already, the soporific that Dodds had dosed her brandy with was making her drowsy, and Flora was soon fast asleep, unaware of the clicks of the key turning in the lock. -=*=- When she awoke, she lay still a moment, trying to remember where she was. There was a sour taste in her mouth, and the smell of leather filled her nostrils. Her head felt tight, and her mouth cottony and full, as if she'd been drinking. When she remembered the events of that morning, she made to get up, to look for Jason and Mandy, but- she couldn't! She couldn't move a muscle, literally. Her entire body felt clamped in a hard, immovable shell. She realized then that her eyes were actually open but she couldn't see a thing. What's happened to me? she thought. She forced herself to calm down. |