"Oh. I'm even more sorry for your loss then, if she was like family to you, Mr. Amun." As usual, they expected to be corrected if they'd used the wrong form of address.
"I don't want to get in the way of what's comforting to you. I know the first time I saw the sea... well, actually, every time I see the sea, it... calms my brain. And the first time I saw it was with Miss Maea." They took a deep breath, inhaling the strange, salty air of this place. They associated it with her now.
"I watched her walk right out into the sea. She got a large seashell for my sister, Freina, even though she'd never met her. Just to be nice, because she - Freina, that is - was having a hard time.
"The sea must have been very special to her, for you to come here to seek comfort?"
"I don't want to get in the way of what's comforting to you. I know the first time I saw the sea... well, actually, every time I see the sea, it... calms my brain. And the first time I saw it was with Miss Maea." They took a deep breath, inhaling the strange, salty air of this place. They associated it with her now.
"I watched her walk right out into the sea. She got a large seashell for my sister, Freina, even though she'd never met her. Just to be nice, because she - Freina, that is - was having a hard time.
"The sea must have been very special to her, for you to come here to seek comfort?"
