Sequoia Coast Ocean of Stars

"I will think about it," Elfie promised, because there was a lot to mull over, a lot to understand. The analogy with Wraen's sister was easier to comprehend, he just had to imagine, what would it feel like, if anything happened to Weejay. In a sense it had - she had been mourning their mother's death dearly and her pain had reflected on him too. He had wished to correct it, to make it better. 

"Why do they maintain that the dead go to a different world?" he asked then. "I know, what happens to dead bodies, they rot and perish and are crawling with bugs over time. They do not go anywhere. I checked."