As Su Yue squeezed onto the bus after work, she was still trying to decide what to order for dinner. Rain lashed the windows, and a flash of lightning suddenly lit up the sky. When she opened her eyes again, her exhaustion had vanished, replaced by a strange lightness.
She was lying on something soft, fragrant with grass and trees. Carved wooden beams filled her view, and a faint sweet scent drifted through the air. She tried to raise a hand to rub her eyes, but first she saw a fuzzy shape with brown and black markings sway before her.
