[Flashback] The universe does not sing; it hisses

[Raminah Naya]

Raminah did not continue the topic of theft. Perhaps she was mistaken about the degree of adventurism of her new acquaintance. But just in case, he should know that she could steal if it was necessary for the case. Perhaps then he would not waste time trying to stop her.

“I don’t remember,” she admitted shyly, answering his questions. She was embarrassed to admit that she, Raminah of the Naya clan, had become an ordinary victim of kidnapping. This angered the naga. She was angry first of all at herself and her carelessness. “I remember the bar, and then everything was like a fog, and I lost track of time. I won’t even be able to recognize those with whom I drank in that bar. They probably slipped something into my drink or injected me with something. I also barely remember the way. Several times I came to in the dark, and then fell asleep again. It’s a shame, but I have no clues at all to understand who it was.”

There was one more thing Ramina was ashamed to admit. She couldn't remember the passwords to her online accounts. The passwords were difficult and stored on her devices. Without her phone or laptop, she couldn't log in anywhere. Likewise, she couldn't remember her friends' contacts stored on her devices. But she wouldn't tell Silen that yet.

Raminah looked at the police fliers who flew past with indifference. An ordinary law-abiding citizen might have looked at them the same way. She knew how to be calm when necessary.
"There's no point in hiding now," she explained her behavior. "If the police notice that we want to hide, they'll pay more attention to us. Right now, we're law-abiding citizens who haven't broken any rules. Soon we'll blend in with the crowd, and no one will find us. But first, we need to come up with a legend that will explain why I don't know anything about this world. Maybe I'm your sister, who's not quite right in the head, and we wanted to visit the local medical center, but I took the documents and lost them? That's the first thing that came to mind. Maybe you have a better idea?"