[He's not surprised to hear that Mikleo feels the same way but it doesn't make Sorey feel any better. He sort of wishes Mikleo could tell him that he's worried about nothing, that he's just imagining things. Even if it was a lie, Sorey would believe him without question.

But they're adults and they have powers and they can't just stick their heads in the sand. That's never been their style in this life or the last.]

If we're not the people we remember being, and this life isn't completely real, then what does that make us?

[The little forehead kiss is nice but it comes with some chiding. Well-deserved as it is, Sorey doesn't fight it. Mikleo is trying as hard as Sorey is. Maybe even harder: Sorey, at least, will always be human.]

There's only so much anyone can do about this. Just having you next to me is enough. [He bites his bottom lip for a moment.] But... I know it's really not. My kids are having a really hard time. I'm trying to be what I can for them, but I need to be here for you, too...