If you haven’t read any of this yet, might I suggest you start: In The Beginning . . .
Chapter 22 (Enoch meets his wife) . . .
Chapter 28: Part 2
Months later, free from thought as subtle plans and preparations were made, Enoch let his wife know that in three days he would dedicate as long a moment as she’d like to her.
The next day a great celebration filled their house as family from all around came to wish Enoch good travels on his journey to come. The following day Enoch made the last of his physical preparations for his walk; clothes, food, a certain stone he had found while visiting the city of Dedicated. On the third day, he wandered down to the river, early in the morning before his wife had awakened, and sat with his feet submerged in the cool, flowing water. His eyes shut, his mind silenced to himself and filled with the world surrounding him; the coolness of his feet, the sound of water and birds and wind, the firmness of the ground and the warmth of the breeze. He arrived home that night, shortly after opening his eyes, and wrapped his arms around his wife, who had long set her body to rest for the night, as he lay down beside her. He breathed in her scent and smiled to feel his heart beat surrounded by her warmth as a tear fell from his eye in gratitude and contentment at where his life had led him. He fell to sleep in her comfort and awoke to the same with her as she too awoke to contentment, and a tear, in his arms.
Before he had said the words, she responded to them, “First you owe me the price of your life in Our Common Creator’s hands.” She bade him dress as she made them breakfast before taking his hand and leading him far from the village where all the others had only begun to awaken from the sun.
She held his hand as she led him ever onward, finally to the river bank where first they had met. On the river bank she brought water to his body, washed him, and he did the same for her. There, where first he had seen her face in the light from above by the flowing waters, there their heads touched and they knew each other throughout. For seven days and seven nights they stayed intertwined as watches banded together to observe from the trees for far longer than initially they believed they were going to. It was then that Lamelech and Triomvet knew that of the four who would monitor Enoch on his journey, they would see him through wherever his feet would lead.
When at last, seven days later, their heads parted from each other, Enoch’s wife again bathed him in the coolness of the river and the heat of the sun, kissed him deeply, then led him back to their home where he had spent most of his life laying his body when it had need of rest. They held each one last time through the night, face to face, each knowing who existed behind the face of the other. In the morning, after consuming food, they kissed deeply, and then, once she had let go of him, he left.
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