Mericlou embraced her sister for the last time.
"I love you, Alaema. Always remember that!"
"I will."
"Tulyr …" Aldrec said. "It's time for us to go. Will you come?"
Without a word, Mericlou took Aldrec by the hand, and cried for joy, burying her face in her husband's tunic as she saw her family smile at her. A warm light had begun to engulf the vision, and she felt Aldrec's kiss on her forehead as they passed into its brightness.