Memory Games

[m_k_tksa 0]

“I have an idea! I’ll be right back.” Maenak t’Ksa quickly grabbed her ISD and multicorder and bounced out the Khre’Riov’s private room in a blink of an eye, ignoring the woman’s protest in the process. Momentarily stunned at how fast she disappeared, Kheinsa tr’Aieme sat seemingly dumbfounded for a few moments before he managed to glanced at t’Vatrix. “Excuse me, lhhei,” he stood and followed t’Ksa out. He found her within a suiren in her office, standing over her desk and scribbling furiously on a ISD.

 

She addressed him without even looking up, “So, what do au think?”

 

“Menkha.” Maec leaned against the observation window of the Daise’Maenak’s office. “Au’ve gotten her to progress over seven or eight years, ie? It tells me that her memory might be redeemable after all.”

 

“Thought a visual aid might help.” She motioned at the ISD with her stylus. “I’ll tap into the etrehh display on the wall when we go back in.”

 

“Na hurry. We have a few suiren before we need to go back and question here again. Menkha exit by the way. I didn’t know you could move that fast.” He teased her. “Although might I offer io piece of advice? In the future, I would na use any further physical mnemonic devices. Especially after we release her from the restraining field.”

 

“It worked, did it not?” Morgana glanced up smirking before returning her attention back to the ISD.

 

“Ie, but au know as well as I her volatile reactions. I would hate to see her mar au’s beautiful hide.”

 

“Na need to worry about that,” t’Ksa muttered under her breath as she feigned concentration on timeline now developing on her ISD.

 

He knew she intended for him na to hear it, but he had. The wounds of her ordeal had run deep, na just physically but emotionally. While their friendship had resumed, the closeness they had shared prior to the abduction was slow to return. Her mutters only proved the point that they still had much to discuss. “And au know even if she remembers something that au do na wish to recall, au will have na choice to discuss it or au will confuse her further.”

 

“Ie I know.” t’Ksa’s eyes remained on the ISD.

 

“Perhaps we can--”

 

“Na now.” t’Ksa looked up, picking up the ISD and holding it against her chest much like a warrior would display a shield.

 

“We have a few suiren before we need return to the Khre’Riov. I’m sure an extra few suiren will benefit her memory recovery.”

 

“Na now, fhaen.” She started towards her door. “Let’s concentrate on io thing at a time.”

 

“Morgana--” He stopped when her stare turned hard. Maec then changed tactics, “Give her dev suiren then bring in some tea and something to eat. The next session should be shorter if possible. I’ll start questioning her this time. Au add it to au’s timeline projection. If all goes well, this time it’ll be my turn to call the break.”

 

“And the restraints?”

 

“Let’s see what she does.”

 

“Agreed.”

 

“Well, back into the fray.” He motioned to the door. “Menkha luck, Maenak.”

 

“Menkha luck, Kheinsa.” She offered him a weak smile as she passed by him.

 

Do na think au can avoid me for long, t’Ksa. Maec shook his head as he followed her. Au day will come soon.