But the bicycle stopped. It would not move. He got off and let it drop sideways into the snow.
For a moment he thought how easy it would be to drop beside it himself,
to let himself and Gabriel slide into the softness of snow, the darkness of night, the warm comfort of sleep.
But he had come this far. He must try to go on. The memories had fallen behind him now,
escaping from his protection to return to the people of his community.
Were there any left at all? Could he hold onto a last bit of warmth?
Did he still have the strength to Give? Could Gabriel still Receive?
He pressed his hands into Gabriel’s back and tried to remember sunshine.
For a moment it seemed that nothing came to him, that his power was completely gone.
Then it flickered suddenly, and he felt tiny tongues of heat begin to creep across and into his frozen feet and legs.
He felt his face begin to glow and the tense, cold skin of his arms and hands relax.
For a fleeting second he felt that he wanted to keep it for himself, to let himself bathe in sunlight, unburdened by anything or anyone else.
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