He hugs her and the creatures join in. It's mostly still Stephen, but it's a lot of creatures of power thrown in too.

"Maybe." It felt like a very long time ago he asked if they were allowed to be happy, because that was all he wanted. He didn't want to hope, the only hope he had for too long was that he could fix it and have her back - and then possibly do penance by being isolated.

It's been a long time since anyone ... wanted to be this close.
"Christine." He knows he's repeating her name like an idiot, but it seems to be almost all he felt like saying.