Gale and Broin sat in silence for a time, Gale's fingers caressing the crystal. The silence that the crystal brought was almost as deafening as the sounds that had been in her head. Broin watched her, a shudder rushing over the young woman. He didn't speak for the time, wanting to give her the time to adjust to the silence. On top of that, he wasn't really sure what to say to her. What could he say? The event had taken him by surprise. Knowing that there were others like Gale... and one so close? Broin sighed, looking at the table between them. Gale looked up at this, watching Broin lightly. "Are you alright?" She asked him softly. Broin's brow furrowed a little before he nodded. "Yeah..." Broin started but stopped a moment later before he said anything else. He seemed to pick over his wo

