Chapter 4
River felt oddly at peace, floating down through the blue mist of the portal. It felt cool and accepting. She had the urge to close her eyes. She felt the mist wrap around her wounds, aching muscles, and scratchy throat. Suddenly, all the pain she had felt just a few seconds earlier left her body, the mist seeming to guide it out of her. River smiled as she floated in the cool steam, hoping that it would never end. Her…