Wheeling Gull Isle fall back into place

no wonder he's dead.
for a second, hurt dashes across her features before she realizes; this is all new to judah. he hadn't been there, hasn't lived with the knowledge for as long as she and mama and ava had. but then, she wonders how long he's been out here by himself, and her heart seizes in her chest again.
she thinks again of mulherin, of the beautiful dark face. what was she going to tell him? she ponders mentioning him to her brother, but as he steadies himself and she sees the way his cheekbones have hollowed and his ears are now shredded, she cannot bring herself to.
she is all he has.
i love you too, she sinks forward to bury herself in his chest. we're gonna be okay. we're gonna figure it out.
as they always did.