Chapter 73: Worse Than a Hangover
The first thing Kim noticed was how her body ached all over and not in a good way, such as from a workout, but rather like she'd lost a fight with something that had left her bruised all over. Yet, when she opened her eyes, there wasn't anything that she could see about herself that would indicate what was wrong with her. She just ached.
With her eyes open, she was vaguely aware that she was able to see from the early morning light, before the sun had risen, yet couldn't say how she knew that. The last memory she had before waking up was that they were still debating on what to do in the village and who would do it. She knew that she was supposed to have been the one to secure their lodging, but as she looked around, she could tell someone else had taken care of that.
She wasn't even sure where they were. Was it an inn or were they able to negotiate with, if not flat out con, some villager to let them stay? She wanted to get up and look around, but with how her body ached, she didn't want to do more than just lay there for the time being.
Even moving to look at her body, under the blanket someone had placed over her had been painful enough. She was pretty sure she wouldn't want to see how she felt if she tried to actually stand. As she shifted her weight in the bed, she was fairly sure it was a bed that she was in, she could feel that she was still wearing her clothing, which meant that none of her team had tried taking advantage of her.
Although, the mischievous part of her brain suddenly imagined Elin taking advantage of her, which she wouldn't have minded. However, as soon as she had that thought, she wanted to slap herself until she blacked out. Her image of Elin was of someone who was too pure to do something like that. Not only that, but she wouldn't want Elin to do something that would make her any less pure in her eyes.
When she finished berating herself, she sighed and closed her eyes. If she felt this bad, she figured she might as well get some rest. That way she at least wouldn't have to be conscious while her body did its thing and healed whatever had caused her to start aching like this in the first place.
However, much to her irritation and annoyance, she felt herself becoming more and more alert the more she tried to go back to sleep. Almost as if her body was telling her, 'Sorry, I already got my quota of rest filled. You'll have to think of something else to do while I make your life miserable because whatever happened to me hasn't healed yet.'
Kim sighed, wondering if Elmo ad a spell that would put her to sleep from his system. At the moment she wouldn't mind if he did that, though she would need to talk with him about using that spell on her outside of that, if he did have a spell like that.
Kim slowly shook her head, not wanting to aggravate the headache she had at the moment. If Elmo did have a spell like that, she would make it clear to him that even if she asked him to, he would be well advised o not use it on her or Elin at any time. Even if it somehow would save their lives. She wasn't quite sure how it would potentially save their lives, but she always knew the universe had a sick sense of humor at times.