And grasp the opportunity she did.
…The sound of the slap echoed through the chamber like a thunderclap from the heavens.
Everyone froze, even the mischievous beast behind the whole ordeal, Brontes, flinched from the comfort of the Taming space.
The Grand Cartographer blinked. Once. Twice. Then, without a word spoken from anyone, she closed her eyes, and slipped into a deep, meditative trance.
Even though the Grand Cartographer was stunned into silence, without a single thought crossing her mind during that short period, her instincts were on point, and she didn't even need to think to activate her ability, erasing her memories of Brontes before she could come back to clarity.
For the first time since coming to visit her, Alex saw her truly vulnerable.
Seconds passed. Then a minute. Then another.
'Seems the process of erasing her own memories really is just that much more complex and tedious than doing it to others.' Alex commented internally.
