Intriguing opening, followed by a gripping chapter. I applaud how you manage to provide so much back story and so much world building without it feeling forced or slowing the story down.
Cocooned by the pitch-black of the chamber, she felt her hair lightly touching her face, like a ghost seeking warmth. The dream was fading away, pieces at a time, as she tried to hold onto the horror. She didn’t know why she had been so scared and she never would, if she couldn’t train her mind to embrace these nightmarish visions.
