C8 Chapter 8

"Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation." ~Plato

“It’s time to awaken, Lilyitsa,” a soothing baritone slips through my dreams.

I lift my lashes, confused for a moment. I’m lying on a bed facing a window with gauzy curtains and a dazzling view of the Mediterranean