You gave us a fantastic story that could have slipped into a search for vengeance or despair, instead turning it to a love story. His love, her life taken due to strict and unyielding codes, continuing to love Vartan and guide him after her death. All culminating in a quest that eschews the traditional grand show of heroism, asking instead for service and endurance for the sake of love.
Congratulations on your well-deserved Curie vote!
--Bris
A fantastic start to the story helped. The hero needed quest, my first thought was -LOVE.
"Stories finish you must and the force with you always will be" - Obi Wan F3nobix.