C5 The Question and the Answer

I’m not sure which is worse: to crave a memory and lose it, or to harbor a memory I dearly wish I could forget ... and can’t.

—Ace Vane

Ace came to with a start, his head hammering, his vision blurry, and the taste of death in his mouth. In the corridor outside, soldiers were shouting to assemble in the courtyard. Wincing, he tried to bring the room into focus