The sound of a crackling fire was the first thing Amarena noticed when she awakened.
Her mouth tasted of copper and blood, and for a while she wondered why she felt heavy and numb everywhere below her chest.
They were back in the cave, she realized, and Brigit and Darlae were quietly discussing between each other in serious tones.
"... say we have her tell us everything she knows about Kir."
"That's not a question, Dar, it would have to be more like..., 'What is everything you know about our son?'.
"It means the same thing!"
"You haven't read any books about jinn, otherwise you'd about how weird people can get about questions."
"I have too!"
"What's a jinn then?"
"That's easy. They're demons that feed on desires."
"That's the cubi. Try again"
"They're... um..."