Pinch
"Oww. I guess I really am awake. This isn't a dream. Okay"
Crystal pinched her skin as a test to see if she was dreaming or not. The sting proved that she was awake. Though suddenly going from Level 6 to Level 10 in merely a day was unheard of as most of the playerbase were still around the level 4 mark.
The village buzzed around her, loud with laughter, bartering, and footsteps over sun-warmed stones. Children chased each other between vendors. Someone shouted about discounted root vegetables. The scent of roasting meat drifted through the square.
She walked aimlessly, letting the rhythm of the place carry her forward. The weight of the morning sun pressed down on her shoulders. Somewhere behind her eyes, a familiar presence stirred.
You reacted to pain with vocal affirmation.
The voice rang out in her mind. Crisp. Mechanical. Unwavering. Crystal didn't flinch. She had grown used to Eisvir's sudden observations, even if they never came with warning.
