Alice awoke with a jolt, the remnants of the crash still fogging her mind like the swirling mist outside an early morning window. She tried to move her arms, but they felt off, unwieldy, like a marionette with tangled strings. Panic soared as she searched for the familiar contours of her body, only to find a muzzle pressed against the cool metal of a cage.
The world plunged into focus, sound exploding all around her. Her senses were


