"Please, Jono, do not say that," Raven said, trying once again to touch him, to try to give him some small comfort at least. She hated that she'd given him false hope of a normal life for a few hours. "You are still alive, you are still with us. You are still Jono. It does not matter what your form is. And there must be some way to restore you, but until we find it, you are still and always will be loved."