"Whatever 'we' have in front of us... Has anyone ever touched me in this way?" Nyrissa laughs musically. "My d

"Whatever 'we' have in front of us... Has anyone ever touched me in this way?" Nyrissa laughs musically. "My dreams are mine again — and they are a hundred times more wonderful in reality. My heart beats again as it should. And now I see, and I know: I could only accept Briar from one who gave the very thing they took: my love."