Night Sky whimpered and tucked herself even closer - as close as she could without truly smothering or overwhelming him.

"I shouldn't be this upset." She said, knowing full well how ridiculous a comment it was. "I knew it could happen. It can still happen, with you and Arrakis and Meryl and everyone else I know. But it wasn't- it wasn't long enough. He wasn't here long enough." Arms tucked between them, Night Sky shifted so she could run her thumb over the head of the small wooden dog clutched in her palm. "I forgot how much it hurts."