She can"t be dead… Fionn repeats over and over again in his head. Rejecting reality, he conceives every and any other potential scenario.
She can"t be dead“It must be someone else… or it"s a fake death to accommodate a bigger plan,” he mutters while Cormac and Carolin sit patiently next to him. Oisin and Aodhan return from the Charnel house, having gone identify the body. Being her fiancé, it"s his duty over anyone else in the kingdom.
Oisin arrives, the color drained from his face and emotionless, in no way comfortable with this situation. He nods to confirm it"s Orlagh. Fionn doesn’t cry; he doesn’t say a word out loud but quietly sinks into himself.
“We’ve sent messages to Mide, but they"re so scattered I don’t know if the news will hit home,” Aodhan regrets. Everyone remains silent.
