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The soft voice echoed in his head.

The sensation of that magic circling in his mind, feeding his dead body, was something beyond words.

"I..." Rousse didn’t know what to say.

He touched his face and neck, his memories jumbled.

"Is this an illusion?"

"It’s not an illusion... well, I can’t make it permanent, but while I’m in your body, I can bring you back to how you used to be. You look so handsome!"

Meridiana could "see" the world through Rousse’s eyes, feel everything his sharpened se