Zack,

I will. Thank you. Your concern means a great deal to me, as does your willingness to leave us for now.

You're sweet to say as much, but it's true. I have no magic, no memories, no sense of self. For me, my life started the day my father left me with the Maeve. I don't remember my mother at all, or growing up. Little things that people carry with them, memories from birthday parties or embarrassing things that happened to them at school? I don't have those. I don't remember my first kiss. I don't remember my first boyfriend or girlfriend or if I've ever even been on a date. I can't remember ever seeing a movie at the cinemas

Everything that normal people have, I don't. I have nothing, just vague ideas. I see something in a movie or read it in a book and I decide it must have happened to me, too, because it's been in other movies or books.

Forgive me. I

[The letter ends abruptly. Ahtem has delivered two. That one, Regina clearly didn't intend Ahtem to bring. Sneaky man managed to give it to Zack anyway.]

Zack,

I will. Thank you. Your concern means a great deal to me, as does your willingness to leave us for now.

You're sweet to say as much, but it would be best for me to keep my distance. I don't want to see you hurt because of the mistakes I'll make. I try so hard to make Evelyn happy, but I'm never good enough.

Regina