The memory of Lunise when they had returned in victory flashed through Fendros' mind like the end of a melancholy dream. Even without his heart pierced with his own overwhelming sympathies towards her, the way Lunise normally carried herself made her breakdown a shock to Fendros.

He nodded. "Of course." He swallowed down his emotions. "I don't think I need to tell you her current state. We are looking after her as well as we can." He scrunched his eyes shut as an unwelcome thought crossed his mind. "She will not overly resent our being able to meet with you, will she? No...nevermind. You know her better than I."