Waking up hurt more than I had expected it to. It wasn't a sharp pain exactly, more like my entire body had been thrown down a mountain while I slept.
My chest still felt tight underneath my ribs and every deep breath carried pressure with it like the mana inside me still hadn't settled after everything that had happened last night.
For a few seconds I just laid there. Staring at the ceiling while my brain caught up with the rest of me. Sunlight pushed through the curtains near the window. Somebody had moved most of the armor into a pile beside the door during the night. One of the blankets had even ended up halfway on the floor near the bed too.
The second I pushed myself upright another wave of soreness rolled through my chest and shoulders hard enough to make me stop moving halfway through sitting up.
Even my arms hurt. Carrying the princess all the way into town apparently counted as a full body workout and I was paying for it now.
