Scepter of Nowhere, part 2: I Opened my Eyes with Joy

Scepter of Nowhere, part 2: I Opened my Eyes with Joy, is now posted.

I opened my eyes, overwhelmed with a sense of joy. Eyesight had been restored to me. Light was mine. I was afraid that if I blinked, surely the sight would turn out to be delirium, and unending darkness would return.

Eventually I turned my head. I was lying, naked, in a bright chamber larger than a ballroom.