[Valcor Estate - Norrington City - Damian's Room]
Damian's eyes snapped open.
His heart was hammering against his ribs, each beat slamming so hard it hurt and his breathing came in short and sharp gasps.
Thump… thump… thump… thump
He could hear his own heartbeat in his ears, feel it pulsing through his entire body.
For a moment he didn't know where he was. The ceiling above him wasn't the white sterile surface of the interrogation room and the bed beneath him was soft and familiar.
His breathing started to slow as recognition settled in.
This was his room... The room where he'd spent fifteen years of his life. The same walls, the same furniture and the same faint smell of home that he'd almost forgotten existed.
'How did I get here?'
He tried to remember… Luna holding him, her voice saying something about staying and then... nothing. Just darkness and mercifully dreamless sleep until the nightmare had dragged him back up.
'Mom and Dad must have brought me home.'
