““When she spun around to face Luce and the angels, Dee looked as if she were going to say something. Instead, she sank to her knees and lay down on her back at the foot of the Qayom Malak . Daniel lurched toward her, ready to help, but she waved him away. The toes of her shoes rested on the base of the Qayom Malak ; her slender arms stretched over her head so that her fingertips grazed the Silver Pennon. Her body spanned the distance precisely. She closed her eyes and lay still for several minutes. Just when Luce was beginning to wonder whether Dee had fallen asleep, Dee said, “It’s a good thing I stopped growing two thousand years ago.””
![“[Daniel] was still glowing, as if lit from within. She could still clearly see his violet-gray eyes and his full mouth. His strong hands and broad shoulders. She could reach out and fold herself into her love's light. He reached for her. Luce closed her eyes at his touch, expecting something too…” quote by Lauren Kate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c8/lauren-kate-636_gray-eyes_daniel-was-still-glowing-as-if-lit-from_1888721.jpg)
