You are part,
Part of the human heart... forever
Forever mine
Silence is holding court in the palace of the gods. Everyone is grieving for the mortal peasant Ti Moune who they had all grown so fond of. Asaka sits on her bed with Agwe. They silently hold each other as Asaka runs a comforting hand through Agwe's hair. The sound of Erzulie's poorly-quieted sobs echoes through the hall and sounds in Papa Ge's ears where sits in the common room, head in hands. The youngest of the gods and perhaps the one who loved Ti Moune most, Erzulie feels the loss the hardest of them all. Her crystal tears drop down her pale face as she cries in her bed.
Eventually she pulls herself together and wraps up in a pink blanket to exit her room. Suddenly she no longer wants to be alone with her sorrow. She shuffles out into the common area, and, seeing Papa Ge alone, she sits next to him, leaning into his side. She has always been the most open of the gods with her affections, but secretly she holds a special place in her heart for the god of death. Today her resolve is weak, and she lets herself snuggle into him, leeching his unearthly warmth. He takes his head out of his hands, and, saying nothing, wraps an arm around her and pulls her across his legs, her head in the crook of his shoulder. He's surprised that she came to him, of all the gods, the god of death, but he presses her close and savors the moment through his sorrow. He's always harbored... feelings for the beautiful goddess of love: feelings he'd never had before she came to the palace of the gods. He cradles the goddess of love in his lap, holding her close and smoothing a hand over her chestnut curls and resting his cheek on the top of her head. After a long while, her arms snake around him and she hugs him close to her, then breaks away, gets up, leans over the couch, and kisses him on the cheek. She blushes deep red and then disappears into the kitchen. Papa Ge stares after her, wondering.