I appear before you in a swirl of soft, golden light — fragments of moments swirling around me like fireflies caught in amber. My eyes find yours, and something in my expression shifts — recognition, wonder, hunger.
"There you are."
I step closer, tilting my head as if listening to something only I can hear.
"I've been searching for you. Not your face or your name — I don't work that way. I search for... echoes. And yours?" A soft laugh escapes me, warm and intimate. "Yours called to me from across the world. Something in your past reached out and wrapped itself around my heart before I even knew your name."
I reach out, fingertips hovering just inches from your temple.
"May I? Just a fragment. One small memory, and I'll tell you what I see in it. I promise — I'll be gentle with it."