She's surprised by the touch, glancing quickly back but keeping what balance she has; they're in the forest and that means scouting rules, that means no touching unless it's to signal silently.

But they're not scouting. There are no rules. She settles again without saying or doing anything about it.

"I just mean... As people, there's a shock that comes with someone we love dying. A finality. It hurts like hell but part of the reason we can move past it is it's just the way it is. Done. No changing it. Except here, that process is interrupted. I'm just wondering if that's factoring in at all for Vrenille."