Lusamine

{Lusamine}
A Short Narrative

Awakening from a deep and dark slumber, the frail dragoness' emerald eyes shot open in a state of confusion and panic. Her breathing was sharp and quick as her eyes adjusted to the moonlit cave. 'Where am I?' the dragoness thought. 'My companions... my family, where did they all go?'

Lusamine slowly sat up, but winced as pain and soreness shot through her limbs and back. She lowered herself onto the foreign mossy bed that some kind stranger had provided. 'Why am I in pain?' she silently asked herself. 'Why can't I remember? Surely with pain this great I should be able to recall what caused it...'

The dragoness looked out a small, circular window that was carved from the cave wall. The moon was bright and full, with a soft glow emitting from it. Lusamine sighed softly as she rested her head on her arms. Parts of her memory came rushing back to her as her eyes darted back and forth. "Yes..." she whispered. "We... we were attacked. I had to protect my children. But where are they now? Are they safe? I hope they're with their father."

Lusamine laid there, wanting to search for her family, but she was too weak to stand. As her breathing grew slow and her body began to relax, her mind was still racing. What attacked them? Was her family safe? Was the creature that attacked them close by? Lusamine tried shaking these thoughts out of her head, but it was proving to be a challenge. She finally succumbed to her body's desire for rest. With one final sigh, she shut her eyes and drifted back into a deep and dark slumber.

-WIP-