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Finding Home: 116 - Scent

Author: orphinx
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-12 08:29:31

It had been several days later when Bran finally woke up, and even though he tried to recount the events of what happened in his head, Bran could recall nothing.

Two months, he had lost two months from his memories and he wondered if he was missing anything else aside from what Brianna had already told him.

He was walking in the pasture, heading for the cows grazing the field, when a scent tickled his nose. The sweet intoxicating aroma of newly baked butter cookies teased his senses and he couldn’t help but follow.

“Wait! Who are you?” Bran called out as he caught up to the person weaving between the trees, obviously trying to avoid detection.

He was surprised to find a woman clothed in black, her hair tucked under a black beanie.

“I don’t want trouble. I just wanted to see how you were doing.”

“I’m okay. My memory is a little rusty, but everything will return soon enough.” Marina heard about his amnesia, and she wondered if he knew who she was. They were never officially introduced,
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