Emberwood Moon Says

Etienne was always quiet. His voice hardly ever rose. But his point was always given. He supposed in part it was the no nonsense way he ahd of speaking. You didn't need to raise your voice when conviction was your friend.

Tilted head. Golden eyes rising to the sky and then lowering towards where the sea would be. De sea makes me sad. I was raise' near it an' 'er takes as muc' as 'er gives. an' 'er 'as taken muc' from me lately. But all 'er has given me back was my life. 'er will not take me.

He cleared his throat. And shifted. Dat be soundin' way worse dan I 'ad planned. I 'ave lost many of my loved ones recently. An' it be 'ard to take.