CERCEII watched from the window, peering right at the athletic frame in bed, his eyes blinking as he fluttered them open—unfocused and tired, worn out and confused.I could hear the nurse I’d personally assigned to him asking the practiced questions, whispering bits and pieces, checking his vitals. Several minutes passed and the nurse nodded over, walking towards me.“How bad?” I asked in a chilly tone reserved for everyone. Inside, my fingers twitched with excitement, but I had refused to make that bit obvious either.“Really bad, so to say. It’s just a total shitshow, Pakhan… His memories are off the tracks. They might come back in bits and pieces, but we can't ascertain when that would begin. Might be in a week… ten weeks… a year or… ten years. As long as he isn't triggered, his memories would stay sealed tight and very soon, and finally… be gone,” he explained.A smirk angled on my lips, a purr vibrating from my chest as I stared at my latest, fancy toy in a hospital robe, starin
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