Ocean's Breath Plateau 'Cause everything I feel is a waste of time

he had joined with marina in the nights after tullik's leaving, binding with his wife in their shared grief. chakliux marveled at himself, at his ageing; perhaps even a year before he might have considered already thoughts of another wife, in some vague future way.
but this time he was only bereft; heartbroken; marina became the sum of his focus.
an arm tightened around her as she spoke, his cheek turning upon the pillowing pelt to regard marina with attentive silence.