Sequoia Coast Ocean of Stars

"That's the price you pay for people you love," Wraen replied, feeling privileged to have glimpse behind the closed doors that were Elfie's heart. He was not one to reveal his feelings easily. You would sense that not all was right with him, but in communication with her he had never thought it necessary to burden her with his troubles. He had been an eager student, thirsty for knowledge. Eljay was shut out of that place and deliberatley pushed away. And from the strained relationship he had with other children now, it was not likely he had had a confidate to talk about, what troubled him. Maybe the difficulty lied there that he could not name himself, what exactly irked him. 

"I think they did and it did not make dying easy," she answered his question.