Lion Head Mesa now my attention span is shot

Their time together was not brief. It was memorable in the way all new things are memorable, and Nazli would never forget it. It was terrifying and exhilarating. It was painful at times, and good, and she knew to expect that — all of it, and none of it. How unprepared she felt by the end!

The moments after when Nazli was tended to and inevitably sent back to her alcove, or back to work, or to sleep or to eat, she would think of it and still be unsure of her feelings. Sokha had said she might feel different, or not at all — and that confused her at the time of the lesson. Experience being what it was, Nazli still lacked an answer.

She found some peace by stepping outside of the situation. Her focus was on work, and soon enough it was as if the time with Ramesses had not happened: she was back to being her usual frantic, focused, energized self as she moved through the halls in attendance to the many things she had let slip.