CROWNED BY BLOOD
Her spirit surrounded me with a warmth that was part memory, part forgiveness, part the pure love that transcends even death.
Her lips moved, forming words in the silence of the spirit world. I could not hear them with my ears, could not translate them into sound and syllable, but I did not need to. Understanding came not through hearing but through knowing, through the direct communication that exists between souls when flesh and voice are no longer barriers.