Crossed Wires

Eret.Eret was standing in front of him. Her eyes were hidden behind a pair of sunglasses. That wasn’t so unusual. She usually kept them concealed when she wasn’t around Phil, Kristin or Totem. What was unusual was the fact that she’d was here, as she’d been missing for twenty years. He still remembered the day Totem told him that Eret had gone missing. The helplessness, the anxiety, it all came back to him in a flash. A leader of an empire meets a man without his memories. The problem is that Phil has known Eret for over a thousand years. Why does Eret not recognise him? (Part of the AU 'The Path to Redemption', but you can read this without knowing the AU)