John nodded as Serena reached over and touched Chas’s shadow and sighed, looking like she had just taken a shot of a stiff drink. After a few moments the color came back into her face and she opened her eyes. She saw the whole dream, the delivery and Chas holding his little girl for the first time. Serena smiled and wiped a tear from her eyes and said “that...was amazing...I’ve never felt a good dream from a pure memory before...it was like a taking a hot shower after a long mud storm...thank you for sharing that with me Chas...”

John stared and muttered “holy crap...I think I get it...I think I know why the shadow is linked to the bird of rebirth...”