Chapter 26 - 25
Lumberling awoke slowly, eyes blinking against a pale ceiling.
’Where am I? What happened? Ugh, my head...’
He tried to sit up, but pain shot through his entire body. He groaned.
"Don’t move," said a familiar voice. "You’ll only make it worse."
Lumberling turned his head and saw Instructor Sorin sitting near the window, book in hand.
"Instructor... Sorin?"
"Good, you still recognize me. That means your brain’s intact," Sorin said with a smile, closing the book.
"What happened? Why am I here?"
"You collapsed in the training hall. I didn’t know where you lived, so I brought you to my place to rest."
"Oh... I see. Thank you."
"I know you’re obsessed with training, but don’t ever push yourself that far again. You’re lucky your body didn’t give out for good."