I slowly pushed myself up, wincing slightly as the dull ache in my temples throbbed in protest. I leaned my back against the pillows, looking into Demetrius's worried, bloodshot eyes.
"I don't know," I admitted, my voice still a little rough from the long, heavy sleep. "I found some rune instructions in the library earlier yesterday, and I came back here to try it. It just took way more out of me than I thought it would."
I reached over to the mattress, picking up the ancient, heavy text the librarian had let me borrow, and held it out to him. While he took the book, his eyes scanning the cracked leather cover, I pointed up toward the center of the dark oak headboard right above our pillows.
"Look," I murmured.
Demetrius leaned closer, his fingers tracing the wood until he found th
