Her consciousness floated among an eternity of warm blackness. She had no idea what happened, or what time it was. She didn't particularly care either, enjoying the touch of the black around her.

For a while, nothing happened in response to his touch. Her heart did not beat, and no breath was taken...but after a few moments, he may or may not have noticed a slowly building warmth around her chest and gut area. That and the fact that she had not disintegrated into dust already despite her age were his only proof that she was not yet gone from him.