"How are you doing? Any better?" M'deck asked Viri. He appeared to be relaxing, though he could not be sure. Maybe he just needed to get out and be distracted, and maybe M'nick would need that too.

M'nick meanwhile was doing his best to focus on Silvie. It really was the best way for him to keep it together. But she had seen him tear up already. He had tried to hide that from her ever since. He was holding her right now, rocking her a little and rubbing her back.