Chapter 21

She tossed her cloak to the bed and gently detached herself from Nebbles so she could sit up. "Look at you going for top student on day two." 

"Not really." While she rubbed the sleep from her eyes, I rose, capping the antidote vial, and then placed it on my desk. "Mostly I just want to do some research on a few things I can't shake from my head."

She stretched her arms up high and yawned. "I have a whole lot of cobwebs up in my head. I think I slept too good for an embarrassing chunk of the day."

"Don't rub it in or anything." I sat down next to her and nudged her shoulder so she'd know I was kidding. "Do you feel good?"

"Oh, I'm sure panic over yesterday's fainting spell will set in real soon." She drooped then, her shoulders and mouth and spirit all slumping, so I quickly diverted to my dad's letter and what had happened downstairs with the redhead while we both made ourselves presentable.

At least she didn't seem to remember last night.