“You have just set foot outside your vessel for this first time in aeons. This does not seem like the time to turn your back on everything and accept your end.”
“It is precisely the right time. Visiting Ansider opened my eyes, it is true, but perhaps not in the ways you imagine. The journey reminded me of what I'd lost by becoming what I am, reminded me of my biological roots. Sometimes the destination is more important than the journey. It is time I stopped travelling and did the right thing.”
She would stop trying to persuade him. She placed a hand on his. His flesh was oddly warm, and its touch made a rush of sadness swell within her. “You have always protected us, done everything we asked of you despite the injuries you suffered. I wish I'd done more for you.”
“And I think I'd have
