Natalia woke up around an hour later much to our relief, mainly because we weren't certain when someone would come and check on us. It was most likely that they thought we were currently preoccupied, but that couldn't last forever, and we couldn't just knock out everyone they sent because eventually, they would catch on, and the cat would be out of the bag.
"Wha— Where am I?" Natalia shook her head and I noticed that something had changed in her eyes. They looked clearer now like she was all there. I hadn't noticed before because of the constant distractions of this place and there were other parts of her that kept drawing my attention.
"Natalia?" Zirani knelt and slowly placed a hand on the madame's head. "Are you ok, your mind clear?"
"Whose Natalia?"
Zirani sighed. "Do you not remember your time working here?"
