"Aeris..." Zack said again, voice faint and tremulous, breathing in the scent of her hair. She smelled the same as always - like her flowers, the ones she'd sold so proudly. "I... can't believe this. Why are you here? How did all of this happen? And... you have wings, too..."

The experimentations? They'd... already done something to her? He resisted the urge to clench his fists, not wanting to risk startling her. Those bastards...