Dragoncrest Cliffs I - declare - BANKRUPTCY!

The wounds I bear. Bear. She would have laughed at the coincidence of the word, had she not been so utterly shattered. 

Thank you, Lilitu murmured. She was beginning to tire again, having expended herself in tears and fears. I'm. . .I think I'll sleep some more. But can I ask you something?

She paused a beat, then went on: Why do you sing when you speak? It's beautiful—but I've never heard anything like it before.

Wraen, she thought, would have been fascinated with the woman. Every word was poetry.