"You were wounded in the process?" An injury or even a death in the doing of such a thing wouldn't be too harsh a price to pay for Nike. Why is she not worthy? Why can't she belong as this creature does in his new home?

She hurts. Everything hurts inside of her. Because the truth is obvious. She is not worthy. Her story will never be like this. But it is still so much better than the one that would have been written if she had stayed in her own realm. She should be grateful. She should be content.

So why...?

"I'm...happy for you. Both of you."