"Phoenix fire is unlike regular, earthly fire," he uttered. Would Cian really be safe? Ah, Gaja hoped so. Even with his renewed warning, Gaja didn't loosen his hold on the other. If he really could withstand the fire... There was no reason to let go, right?

"I might not remember you after..." Another important warning. A reborn phoenix, thankfully, didn't return to life with a newborn's mind. No, Gaja would know who and what he is, he'd understand complex language and ideas. But there were always holes in his memory after. He could remember people and his relationships to them from some earlier point in history. He could easily forget where he was and how he'd gotten there. Most of it came back with time, but he couldn't guarantee that he would remember Cian rescuing him from the garden.