Shifting Sands: The Pain of Living
Chapter 11: Seeking Permission
He was completely taken aback. Here was someone that he hadn't seen since his time in the Creche. He fumbled for the right thing to ask her. So many questions on his mind that he had trouble thinking of what to ask first.
"You look a little flustered Ben." Larn said. Having come back to herself in the time it took him to finally decide what to say.
Again he was caught off guard, this time at how she had seemingly forgotten that he had called her by another name. There was definitely something going on inside that head of hers. He wanted to know what it was. "Larn, will you give me permission to search your memory?"
She quirked one eyebrow at him, "You can do things like that?"
"yes" he said simply.
"Why?"
"Because I suspect there is more going on in there than meets the eye. Twice you have called me by a name other than Ben. It is a name that I was called before I came here. It isn't one that the inhabitants know."
"Well in that case I suppose that I should allow you to see if you can crack this nut then." She stated half in jest. At his raised eyebrow she continued, "I've always felt like there was more that I should be able to do. When do we start?"
"Tomorrow."