Tracing the Memory

Everyone's eyes were on stalks as they witnessed her series of strange behaviors. But she seemed to be incognizant of their stares. She rubbed her eyes, the weariness on her face even more apparent now. She finally noticed their strange stares and asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Landlord?"

Hao Ren took a step back. "Who are you?" he asked.

Lily wagged her tail and said, "I am Lil—"

The words were stuck in her throat. The husky maiden suddenly appeared confused and shocked. A moment later, she slowly got to her feet, as though she had just woken up from a thousand-year dream. Looking around, she saw the antique furnishings in the secret chamber.

After a long while, a teardrop slid silently down her cheek, but she seemed unaware. Her face was petrified and also confused as if the teardrop had come from another hidden consciousness, which had been long dead in the forgotten part of her soul.