An Unfulfilled Expectation

"So you'll have all of, what, ten minutes to appreciate my story before I wipe your memory of it and send you on your way," Aresia grinned.

"Is there no way that I can persuade you not to do that?" I couldn't help myself asking, even though it meant that there would be even less time to hear her story.

Aresia didn't reply. I shot her a quick glance. Her head was slumped on her chest. She appeared to be unconscious.

1. She had been hit by an energy beam that even her micromesh armour jumpsuit couldn't entirely counter. [20785] There was a hole in it, revealing a nasty chest wound. Someone must have fired at her from the cover of the trees beside the road.
2. The cause was a mystery. There was no obvious sign of any injury.

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