Jim sighed and nodded. "The only thing I want is to know that Beth is going to be alright," he said softly. "I will be fine so long as she is... She has something very valuable to me and I can't let it die out on me..." He looked at her, lovingly and smiled. "The best I can do at this point is protect her..."<br/><br/>The moment he said that last sentence the old shaman spirit from before materialized beside him. "There is more greatness in you than you can ever know," he said. Jim snorted and shook his head.<br/><br/>"Yeah right," he said. "Like there's really any greatness in a man who's dependent on his wife for the one thing you hold dearest..." He sighed and shook his head. "You never cease to amaze me..."