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"What's the difference between them?"
    "The white one can injure or kill an enemy depending on where it strikes them. The dark krystal is deadly. Being struck by the tiniest piece will kill a person within a couple micro-units."
    He held up his finger. "Yet I've been cut by it and still live."
    "As my mate this krystal is a part of us so it won't kill you."
    He looked through the walls of their shelter. "Can our enemies see us?"
    "The walls are clear from the inside but from the outside they match the boulders around us. I can change the color if you like but we're safe here. Even dark krystal can't penetrate them."
    He struggled to make sense of everything she'd told him. He thought about it while he looked her over. She was beautiful but not a warrior. "How do you use this krystal as a weapon?"
    Skye smiled. "I don't. Krystali females only conjure the krystal. We're healers so we can't use it as a weapon, not even to protect ourselves. The ability to cast krystal is a gift a krystal conjurer or krystal enchantress, like me, gives to her mate. When we joined I gave my powers to you. That's why your hand sank into the wall and the dark krystal didn't kill you—it allows you to manipulate it. As a dark krystal warrior you're now one of the most powerful and deadly warriors in the galaxy."
    When she called him a warrior small flashes of a glowing sword swept through his mind. "I remember a sword made of fire." His voice was quiet as if he spoke only to himself.
    Skye picked up the handle and showed it to him. "This?"
    He took it and his hand automatically squeezed the hilt. A flaming blade appeared. It made a crackling sound as he moved it through the air. He touched it to the krystal wall but nothing happened so he tapped the krystal knife and again nothing happened. When he touched it to one of his boots it disintegrated leaving behind a small pile of ashes. He stared at the pile for a few nano-units then loosened his hand on the hilt and the flaming blade disappeared. Without thinking he flipped and spun it in an intricate pattern between his hands then stopped with it in his left hand. He stared at it for a moment then raised his eyes to her. "I remember this sword. I don't remember using this in battle." He held up the krystal shards.
    "We just mated last cycle so I haven't taught you how to cast it yet."
    He reached for her, wanting, needing, her nearer. Instead he pulled her onto his lap. A move he immediately questioned although he had to admit that she felt familiar. "Show me your injuries."
    Skye held up her hands showing him the scraped palms. "Only a few scrapes and a bruise on my hip."
    He stripped the blanket away and tipped her away from him. She dug her fingers into his arm as she rolled onto her left hip. He stroked the large bruise on her hip. "You can't heal yourself?"
    He sat her up and she tugged the blanket back into place. "Your injuries were severe. I chose to heal them first." Tears filled her eyes and her voice broke as she said, "You were dying. I wasn't sure I was strong enough to save you." She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and rested her head on his chest.
    He stroked his hand up and down her arm, comforting her. He didn't think it was in his nature to trust easily but something about her called to him. He kissed her forehead then slid his lips down her cheek to her neck where he nuzzled the silky skin beneath her ear. He spoke softly, "I can't remember my life. Or anything before I woke a few micro-units ago."
    Skye soothed him by stroking her hands over his hair. "You had a severe head injury." She touched his temple. "Your memory will return with time."
    He nodded then pulled away and looked at her. "I have a lot of questions. First, what is my name?"
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    Skye forced herself to remain calm. Warriors were powerful beings but his loss of memory might even the playing field and give her the time she needed to win him over.
    "Skye?"
    She pulled her thoughts back to the moment and smiled.