Ankyra Sound Once you had a hook and ladder up into the headless night

Raleska was intimately familiar with grief; she watched as Sugar sighed and panned her gaze to the ocean. Raleska did the same, scanning the stormy coast with solemnity. It was revealed Sugar's parents had both died recently; Raleska winced and brought her gaze back to the healer with empathy.

"I'm sorry." She offered, knowing platitudes did nothing to distill sorrow. She did, however, know that grief was perhaps the deepest of communities. "My mom died recently, too. My dad died when I was puppy. My family's gone to the four winds. What happened? If.. if you want to talk about it."