Rez came to me, and in her gaze I knew she understood what it meant to lose the artifact. I was giving up an entire part of me, my identity, my being. I glanced into her chocolate brown eyes, full of love and concern for me. I may have lost part of me, but I didn’t lose my soul. That was with her. I reached up, running my hand over her cheek. “I’m in love with you too, darlin’.”