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"So Ian’s behavior wasn’t a de on "It was an Earthbound rebelling Trying to get out"

Gawan nods again "Exactly"

I eye hi into his memories, I want to hear him say it "You know all that because you are an Earthbound?"

"Was," Gawan corrects "For centuries I’ on to this twelfth and thirteenth century jive Not only do both warriors have their given names, but they’re also referred to by their hoet it

"I was dead, though," Tristan adds "A bloody spirit, as were e when a young Colonist happened upon host for centuries, yes?"

Tristan nods "Aye"

"Like see-through, hs "I appeared just as you see arb I looked very ht through walls, and just thinking of a spot I wished to occupy and then justoccupying it"

"Do you , brown leather sofa

"Nay," Tristan clarifies "I wouldn’t trade my Andrea for any of it"

Gawan looks at me "His wife"

I look at Gawan

I decide my powers are all too useful all of a sudden

And take a lot less time than verbal explanations

Slowly, I reach over and brush Gawan’s hand with mine

Now I’m Gawan of Conwyk

Gaalked close beside her, his arlowing, glittery winter wonderland of Castle Griiantout of a fairy tale On they walked to the courtyard, where in the spring dozens of flowers blooe of the cliff Theof snow fell steadily Gawan had told her how uncanny it was to get snow--and this much of it--at this time of year Uncanny, he’d said

For Gawan of Conwyk to find anything uncanny ell, uncanny

"Are you sure you want to see this?" he asked

Ellie stopped and cocked her head "Are you kidding? Of course I want to"

Gawan guided her to a stone bench set a the sea "You sit here I’ll need to stand back a ways" He unbuttoned his coat "Proht of theave a nod, dropped his coat and shirt, and looked at her, just before he walked off Standing there, thehis broad, th curls tossing about him in the wind, Ellie appeared taken

Only she hadn’t yet seen Gawan’sworthy once, several lifeti behind hi about, stood Gawan of Conwyk Born in "ad" 1115 AD, died in AD "AD" 1145 Honor bound by his knightly voarded in death a pair of guardian’s wings to symbolize his selfless deeds And as he closed his eyes and said the strange words that carried to Ellie’s ears only because of the fierce s unfolded fro place within his shoulder blades and spanned nearly twelve feet, tip to tip They--he--was the ht she’d ever beheld

Not for the first ti the man, Ellie was speechless

And within the blink of an eye, he’d retracted those wings and was striding closer to her, silently, and when he got to her, she helped him into his shirt and coat, and he ehten you, did I?" he asked against her skin

Ellie held on tight "I’m never scared with you" And wished she could stay there, enclosed within his arh for me," Gahispered in her ear

"Stay out of my head, Conwyk," she said, and he chuckled

And she cried