Siana was in the middle of a batch of pre-ferment when the door to the cafe slammed open. She hadn't been expecting that and had almost dropped the entire bowl on the floor. She hurried into the cafe seating area only to see Naerin collapsed on the floor shaking. She hurried to his side, kneeling beside him and laying a hand on his shoulder.
“Naerin, are you hurt? What happened?" Siana tried to turn him over, tried to look at his face but he threw himself at her instead.
A howl burst out of him, high and sad and lonely, like his heart was being ripped right out of his chest. She didn't know what else to do so she just cradled him while he wailed in unnatural grief, stroking his back and holding him close. She wasn't going to find out what happened until he calmed down a little bit so in
