Keri puts away her last grudge with Loki. By making, and presenting, “The Perfect Gift”. In the process, she realizes her interactions with him are forever changed, and her interactions with those loyal to him in the Waking as well.
Time to let bygones be bygones. I can’t blame Loki for doing as Loki does. I can’t be pissed off at him for taking advantage of my weakness. The sour aftertaste of falling out of love with him has passed. Time to move on.
I decided a gift to him would be a good way for me to formalize and finalize my departure from the tangled mess that was our “relationship”. A free-will gift, with no expectation of reciprocation. But what to get?
7,805 words.