He had been patient. Too patient. It was past time he laid his eternal burden down. Throughout human history there had never been a time closer to the one in which the curse had been borne. The world was still so far from what it had once been, but the forces of the universe were bringing the elements back into balance. The ancestors would have their due. Ancient wrongs would be righted. The guilty would be punished. But first, two halves of one soul must be reunited. This time what was meant to be would not be stopped. This time love will find a way. This time, he would have rest.