"Amethyst! How are you feeling?"
Elise Blacksmith, one of the promising wizard apprentices from Section Serpentine, strode toward Amethyst the moment she noticed the girl's eyes flutter open. Concern was evident in her expression, but so was relief, as though a weight had been lifted from her chest.
Amethyst, now lying upon an enchanted bed woven from threads of celestial silk, blinked against the radiant glow that filled the room. Though the chamber was bathed in soft, golden light, remnants of ethereal dust still lingered in the air—tiny shimmering specks suspended in time, drifting lazily as if reluctant to settle.
The very walls pulsed with arcane energy, their ancient runes flickering with a gentle luminescence, as though responding to the awakening of the girl resting within.
Her gaze wandered upward, and for the first time, she noticed the bottles.