Reaching one hand over in her direction, he rests it on the table, palm facing upwards. Once she takes hold of it, he squeezes gently.

"I know I do not remember much of Before I came to be in the desert," he says quietly. "But you have done so much good for my soul, for my heart, and erased many echoes of sadness and pain, fulfilled much that I had been lacking in my spirit. I am grateful for that, Kreyu. Grateful for you."