Chloe began to regain consciousness very slowly. She moved her heavy eyelids and opened her light-colored eyes, blinking several times to focus her blurry vision.
The young holy knight looked around in confusion. She was still completely dazed by the terrible shock of the wild beasts' attack in the courtyard.
She expected to feel unbearable pain tearing at her flesh from the massive claws of the giant wolves. However, upon touching her own body, she realized that her skin was completely intact with no open wounds.
"I'm still alive...?"
Chloe whispered those words to herself, doubting her own reality in that moment. She rested both trembling hands on the soft cushion beneath her. Chloe quickly sat up on the large living room furniture where they had laid her down to treat her.
Her breathing was very fast and erratic due to the fright that still lingered fresh in her mind. Her heart beat forcefully against her ribs as she remembered the enormous jaws of the wolves.
