Neverwinter Forest Hold 'em tight

He sucked in a breath, caught in a pocket of his cheek, then down. He didn't know how to answer Towhee. How did one talk to someone experiencing such a clusterfuck catastrophe?

-It's good, Gramma,- he told her, nodding. -Getting along just fine. But God, I miss you. It's just not the same.-

And now here he was dumping his emotional baggage on Towhee.

-Sorry,- he amended, shaking his head. It was fine, but—

He came into her again, in a hard embrace, not knowing what to say. He knew she was trying to get away from the pain, but he wanted to heal it, to make her better again. Not possible, but he'd try.