Davin _____ When Geri asked me to give him control, he knew what he was risking. He did it anyway, and it was only because of his ancient wisdom and strength that he managed to pull it off. He pushed his consciousness through the weak bond and brought her back, but it had taken all of his energy, and a lot of his life force was lost. Whatever Gia had done to wake me didn’t reach him; not even I could reach him. I could only just sense him, and his absence left a gaping hole, a consuming ache in my soul. I was incomplete, a shadow of myself. He’d told me that it was a risk, that he didn’t know what would happen or if he would survive, but he was adamant that he do it. He could feel her distress, her life force leaving her, and without Gia, he would die anyway. I didn’t know what to do

