(Pregame-??) Work is never over

[L'Orr-hui]

''Not useless in the slightest'' they countered, scribbling away the number and making estimations

''I have some possible good news and some possibly bad ones''

[Fyne]

"Good and bad are relative, so share what you want to first," he says with nod, curious about what this news was. Bad news could potentially reveal a truth to him he's looking for so, it's not necessarily all bad.

[L'Orr-hui]

L'Orr-hui consired his words for moment: Too much information now, especially speculations could do more harm then good.

''Bad news then: if your memories are taken it is unknown if they can be recovered. The nightmares you have could be akin to either scabs of the psyche or wounds still left bleeding from the way your mind is tempered with. I have a tentative treatment for this but it's effectiveness is not guaranteed''

They rose to their feet

''Good new is that Chronothurgy is my field of arcane specialization and I have some familiarity with time travel. It was quite fortunate that you came to my door, oddly fortunate.''

[Fyne]

"I guess that is fortunate. I don't actually deal in time magic myself personally... more like time magic deals with me. Maybe there was an unconscious draw because of my abilities?" he suggest.

"And that's not so much bad news as it is news. I mean, even if the memories aren't gone, and they're locked away, it's possible that whatever can play so easily in a mortal mind would be beyond mortal capabilities to unlock. Which is something I had assumed as a possible outcome. So even if we can't find anything out about that time, it's not like I'll be any worse off. It's information that I already don't have."

[L'Orr-hui]

They moves to the cabinet and took out a small volume, flipping through it. L'Orr-hui wrote a few things on a new sheet of parchment approached to hand it out to their patient.

''Therein is written the name of two drugs: one to help you sleep, the second to hopefully trigger you memories. I suggest you use the first for a day or two to have your rested and prepare your mind for the second.''

[Fyne]

"I appreciate it. I'll give them a try. Hopefully it changes things up," he says, looking at Lirrax. "Sometimes the nightmares wake her too, so she'll be able to sleep better potentially."

"Have you ever been to the demiplane of time?" Fyne asks curiously.

[L'Orr-hui]

The question made L'Orr-hui pause for a moment

''I cannot answer this question at the moment.'' They replied carefully ''I do not wish your experience to become tainted: to navigate the waters ahead we must make sure the path is yours and yours alone. I will accompany you as best I can and support you when needed but you will be the captain of the ship.''

The door of the consultation room opened

''Do you have lodging in the city?''

[Fyne]

"Yeah. I got a place not far from here. When I found out the Ciphers open the gymnasium to the public for the bathhouses, I found a convenient place nearby. The city doesn't smell great in general and I don't want to contribute to that," he explains as Lirrax crawls onto his shoulder. "And Lirrax likes to swim."

[L'Orr-hui]

''I am aware elves do not sleep as most do. It would be beneficial to study your brain activity during rest, should you allow it. You could either come here or I could visit your place for an hour or two while you enter your trance.'' They stated

''Are you familiar with the Canapa leaf or the Psilocybe Cyanescens?''

[Fyne]

"I'd be fine with that. My nightmares are more akin to having anxiety or a panic attack I imagine. so it probably wouldn't hurt to figure that out. Also, I'm not familiar with either of those things. They sound like plants."