Stand Trial II

Well. Things were off to a terrible start, much to my dismay. Meanwhile, Alpha Thorton could only smirk smugly to himself.

"What did I say?" He scoffed at Alpha Burke. "No matter how badly I treated him, I would never be as callous to him as Damon Valentine was."

"How did I even end up in Fangborne?" Darach demanded. It would have sounded more petulant if not for the fact that his voice was croaky from disuse. He suddenly bowed over, coughing so hard that his pale skin turned red from exertion. 

I spotted Nicole's hand holding a glass of water. Darach eyed it suspiciously as he took it from her, but didn't drink.

"It's just water. Your throat must be itchy. You've been asleep for nearly a week," Nicole explained softly.

"A week? How on earth?" Darach's eyes widened, and water spilled from the glass in his hand as his hands shook and trembled.