reminiscing on days past

i've seen fire & i've seen rain.
i've seen sunny days that i thought would never end

"And?" The Alchemist said the word as if merely trying to coax Delphine into nothing more than choosing one dress over another, picking where they might go for lunch. Certainly not prompting her into actually declaring her children dead. But for very different reasons, they both needed to hear the words.

Trying not to grip too tightly to the deck on which he sat, Remi looked up at Delphine even as she serenely studied the stars.