Flashback ( PDFDrive )

TWENTY-THREE
WHEN YOU SAY ‘SHATTERED,’” FITZ said, “do you mean what
happened to my dad’s memories when his mind broke?”
“Yes and no,” Tiergan told him. “In your father’s case—and
Prentice’s as well—it was their sanity that shattered, and the mental
breakdown caused everything else to fracture. But in Keefe’s case, the
damage is limited to targeted memories. Whoever did this is
incredibly talented.”
“Gethen told me his washing skills were the reason the Neverseen
recruited him,” Sophie said quietly. “I’m assuming this is what he
meant. But why were some memories shattered and some washed?”
“I can only speculate, of course,” Tiergan told her. “But I’m
assuming there are certain moments that will eventually need to be
triggered in order for Keefe to understand the full scope of his alleged
legacy. Those memories would’ve been washed. But then there
could’ve been other instances where Keefe discovered something they
hadn’t meant for him to learn, and those were shattered to prevent
him from remembering.”
“That makes sense,” Fitz agreed. “Wasn’t the first damaged
memory something you saw by accident?” he asked Keefe. “And your
mom seemed kind of desperate in this new one, so maybe she had to
involve you in something she didn’t want you to know about.”