"I wish I could. I mean, properly. I read a story once about a wish to bring people back from the dead but... um, well, nevermind.
"But if I could do that, I'd bring back Miss Maea," they said, not expecting a response. They assumed the person would keep going; most people who bumped into Quanil did. They turned back to investigating the walls, raising a hand to feel the texture of them beneath their fingertips. "And Mr. Adam, even though I didn't know him, but his death made Miss Melita sad."
"But if I could do that, I'd bring back Miss Maea," they said, not expecting a response. They assumed the person would keep going; most people who bumped into Quanil did. They turned back to investigating the walls, raising a hand to feel the texture of them beneath their fingertips. "And Mr. Adam, even though I didn't know him, but his death made Miss Melita sad."