Ocean's Breath Plateau Somewhere in Kingston

Quiet tears met her greeting. Marina regarded the woman in soft silence for a moment. A wordless step brought her forward, then another, and still without speaking Marina offered the warmth of an embrace. If Simbelmyne did not wish to speak, they would not. Truthfully, there was little to say.

Reality already hung heavy between them. Marina only hoped that, in time, she might lighten its burden upon the woman who now joined their family through tragedy.