Aether awoke remembering only a sickly sweet smell, and with the memory of a cloth being pressed against her face. Slowly she began to realize that she had been tightly hogtied and cleave-gagged. She also discovered that she was no longer in her own apartment but in a dirty hotel room only God knew where. She could hear people talking in the next room, and for a moment thought of calling out for help, but realized that they might actually be the people who had taken her. Aether instead decided to work on escaping her bonds. It was to no avail as she tossed back and forth. Eventually she decide...

Aether awoke remembering only a sickly sweet smell, and with the memory of a cloth being pressed against her face. Slowly she began to realize that she had been tightly hogtied and cleave-gagged. She also discovered that she was no longer in her own apartment but in a dirty hotel room only God knew where. She could hear people talking in the next room, and for a moment thought of calling out for help, but realized that they might actually be the people who had taken her. Aether instead decided to work on escaping her bonds. It was to no avail as she tossed back and forth. Eventually she decided to give up and rest, still unsure of her fate.