The faces of those I've loved

Sparrow had been drifting between a state of nonexistence and consciousness. Occasionally, she felt like she could hear voices speaking about her. They spoke of the bear. They spoke of her time in Abaven. Only in those moments did her awareness return, although it quickly seemed to fade afterwards.

Tugging at her mind, Shaye's thoughts brought Sparrow's existence towards Abaven. Trees started to manifest and memories began to flood Sparrow's mind, filling her with life. And then there was Shaye. She awoke and moved and Sparrow followed, not by will, but she didn't resist. In this moment, her very being was tied to Shaye's thoughts alone. With Shaye's active dreaming, Sparrow's body began to appear, wispy and transparent at first, but slowly gained form.

Sparrow found herself looking at Shaye through her own eyes once again.

"Shaye...?"