In the Giant's Shadow, Chapter 8

Awakening

Darkness had come again, but it wasn’t the same all-encompassing darkness that Gaiur experienced when she fell into the nightmare. She felt faint sensations, and realized she could still feel, taste, smell, and hear.

Gradually her awareness grew, her senses sharpening as the lethargy which weighed on her slowly peeled back. Soon she could feel the hardne…