It is not a gift. It is hers by right.

[ He takes a moment to consider how best to explain their kind’s death and rebirth. ]

He is well protected, in here. He sleeps, for now, and will wake only when his new body is ready. It will find her, once it begins forming. But it will be only him, and not his experiences and memories. Once it is ready, this one will wake and join with it, and it will become complete.