What happened?

They were attacked by orcs. Findekáno's fine but their sibling died.

Who?

...should have asked for their name. She's momentarily distressed at herself. Younger, male?

That still leaves two. He looks agonized. Are the orcs dead?

Most of them, I think. They've been working on it. And I made traps and made the tents arrow-proof and built walls, it's as safe as I can make it.

Thank you.

I think I'm going to spend the night there.

Okay. I expect they'll be singing; can you sleep through that?

They are, she nods. I'll be fine. Will you be okay?

I am fine.

Okay. I can... hold on... a few minutes' work with string and a pebble and she's made herself a simple necklace and enspelled it. If you speak aloud I'll hear you, I won't know what you're saying but I'll come check.

That's very thoughtful of you.

I don't want to be away from you, either. She's visibly trembling now.

I don't think I'd be very welcome in their camp. Please don't worry about it.

I know. I'm not asking that. It's just. She runs a thumb over the pendant.

I'll be okay. I should get back.

Okay. Send them my condolences.

I will.

She goes and sits by the lake until it's clear that she's not going to be able to calm down that way, but rather the opposite - it doesn't take long - and then goes back.

There's singing.

She sings. It helps.

It does. On the Ice they left the bodies to freeze; here they aren't sure what to do. A burial pyre seems fine.

Well, she's not going to tell them not to. She can go get them another tree, if they're running short on wood.

She does make a point of getting a good look at the body, so she can relay the face to Maitimo later even if she can't get the name.

They continue singing. They do illusion-stories of all the dead as they were, alive and happy, growing up, with their friends, with their loved ones...

She watches. This is maybe not the best thing to bring back to Maitimo but she memorizes as much as she can in case he wants it anyway. At some point she goes and finds Findekáno.

He's with the rest of his family, singing and sitting together and crying.