The next thing we did was pick up Tihana's clothes from Irina's house, where she lived when I was away, just like, for the most part, she did even when I was around.
Boris's wife was happy to see me, as The Great One included her among the people who got their memories back. I gave her a whole report of what happened to me, omitting the grand battle and the trick my alien friend made to become the High Queen, as she didn't really need to know that. The information was simply too dangerous.
It reacquired me to do a bit of mental gymnastics, to explain the change of mood in the High Queen behaviors, but I somehow managed to make it work.
Meanwhile, Tihana and Vitalij, together, packed her things. The boy was sad that his almost-sister was leaving, but she managed to somehow cheer him up.
