The aftermath - I

My eyes opened at the speed of light before I could even comprehend what happened. Blinking them slowly, I got rid of the sleep before deciding to set up on the bed.

Bracing my hands to get up, I put pressure on them, but the pain I felt in my left side had me yelp and fall back into my lying position on the bed.

What was that?

"Your highness!" Irene came rushing in. Her eyes were wide, her hands were shaking, and she reached by my side to help me but instead, she stood by my side.

"What?" I frowned. It even hurt to talk. What happened?

Irene stared at me before gulping. "You don't remember."

No, whatever had happened I did not remember it. What had happened?

The pain only kept increasing and it was a lot more than I had first registered it after I woke up.

"What?" I barely managed to get a word out of my mouth. Any movement of my head hurt.. my shoulder?

What was going on? I eyed Irene, she was yet to answer my question.