"A life lived in delusion is a life wasted. It is a home built from matchsticks. Someone who does not care about things they've forgotten is an anomaly. It's like losing portions of ourselves. Good or bad, boring or eventful, a loss of your past is like loss of a limb. You are not you without the whole of your experiences.

"I find the patient insisting he cares little for his lost memories cause for alarm. That is not something you would hear except in the case of someone who is repressing trauma or has a generally unpleasant past. And then on the other side, his dreams are clamouring for him to remember! And yet you're uncertain if you should proceed?"

The doctor is now standing behind Viatorus' chair, placing a hand on the backrest. He was pacing behind his desk just a moment ago. Was he that quick and quiet, or...

"Why is that?"