Earthsword, vol. 1: Beta Test
Day 1 Janus 12:01 AM Janus awoke with a start. Sweat poured off his body. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. Had it all been a dream? He leaned forward in the chair he had been sleeping in, accidentally knocking into the side table as he went. A single glass toppled over and shattered on the floor. Janus looked around, his eyes still trying to focus. “Huh? What’s going on?” Anneliese pulled herself up in bed and fumbled for the lamp, turning it on. She pulled the sheets up around herself and looked over in Janus’s direction. “You all right?” “Y-yeah, just a bad dream. Everything’s fine. I just bumped the water.” “Need me to get you another one?” “No, I’ll be fine. Sorry for waking you.” “Mmmm…” She leaned her head back down on the pillow, her hand absently feeling again for the switch on the lamp. She found it, and the room returned to darkness. By the moonlight filtering in through the window, her skin took on an ivory hue. He gingerly stood and cringed as a sh...