The adrenaline was fading, and reality was setting in. And reality, as it turned out, was extremely heavy.
Primrose tried to stand up.
"Okay," she grunted, pushing off the crystal floor. "Up we go. Easy does it."
She got halfway up before she felt a strange, massive weight drag her backward. It was like wearing a backpack filled with bricks that also had a mind of its own.
"Whoa!" Primrose flailed, tipping backward.
Whump.
She landed hard on her butt. The massive, five-foot-long white tail fluffed out behind her like a cloudy cushion, saving her from a bruise, but not from embarrassment.
"Are you okay?" Caspian asked, rushing over. He was clutching his chest where the Void Lance had hit him, but he was more worried about her.
"I'm fine," Primrose wheezed, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. "I just... I didn't think it would be this heavy! It's like towing a boat!"
Vali, who had fully woken up and was currently vibrating with energy, poked the tail.
