[Dirk makes that last pull—he keeps faith, Jake's faith in him and his in Jake—and he brings the soul into its new home: a perfectly round pile of clay. He hands it over to Jake to hold—] You take the Horcrux, English. [—and then refocuses: Hotaru's soul.
Dirk eases it back into Hotaru's body, and he begins the most delicate part. He reconnects Hotaru to her soul, piece by piece. In time stop, she won't be able to feel the strangeness of coming back to herself. It's something he's grateful for even when he has worked out how to eliminate the pain.]
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Dirk eases it back into Hotaru's body, and he begins the most delicate part. He reconnects Hotaru to her soul, piece by piece. In time stop, she won't be able to feel the strangeness of coming back to herself. It's something he's grateful for even when he has worked out how to eliminate the pain.]