"I'm<em>already</em>here, Erel." Delvine gasped, shuddering. "I am merely Her voice...to you. An emissary. I reside here...but am not allowed to touch...what I am not given permission to do so...by Her...or you..."<br/><br/>She groaned again, swallowing as she added. "...and this is not...the first life...of yours I have followed."