Hushed Willows till she said that she sounds just like sarah vaughan

Qilaq only smiles her thanks, staying quiet. Though they do not say it, they expect something from her. She doesn’t know exactly what because she expects something from herself, too, that she can’t quite figure out. They want answers or help or something and she can hardly form words to express her immediate need. Sometimes they are there and other times they disappear entirely.
 
Tears well up and she blinks the back, taking a deep breath. Slowly, she nods that she is fine but she struggles to find the words for the following question. Why did they have to talk so much? Why doesn’t she have the words they want, she wants?
 
“I-I don’ know,” she manages and glances up. Maybe Lily will have the answer to her own question, or she’ll simply know. “Sorry,” she mumbles low.