Lake Rodney and i don't care if nothing is mine

he closed some distance at the assurance khali would not flee, taking a few measured steps toward his father. he would have focused more on that 'love' part had the man not mentioned moonspear; his face grew suffused with shock, and he tried to work it out in his mind. 

did my mother know moonspear? were they allied with elysium? cam asked, letting that but fall away. they both already knew, somewhat, what that word contained—except cam had been there to see it all, and khali had not. khali would never truly understand the horrors of that day.

it was easier to talk about moonspear and elysium as if they were some abstract concepts, rather than focus on the real, tangible pain of losing both his parents in one fell swoop. he waited quietly for an answer and tried to ignore the rapid hammering of his heart against his ribcage.