Death's realm felt different. Everything felt different. It was going to take some time to adjust to the fact I wasn't walking around in a cloud anymore. That was the shift, the best I could explain it. As I set foot on the bridge to the courtyard, the gray sky overhead its same, colorless self, the dark stone arching beneath me, I realized just how clear everything seemed suddenly.

That lilt in my gait, despite my bare feet, gave me wings like I'd never known, carried me ...