[Silco returned his mismatched gaze to her matt of hair and continued as it seemed she needed time to think about her last restful period. He entire body froze as that name fell from her lips, and he stiffened up as he mentally verified that she had not made a mistake. His jaw worked and his head turned to regard her, expression a mix of shock, anger and hurt.]
Vander?
[No, surely not. Vander was dead. He'd seen the man's body himself, though after he had taken Jinx back to the Last Drop to claim it as his own again, he had returned to the spot where Vander's body had been. It hadn't been there, but it was common that corpses disappeared and the water was rather close by. It had been an easy logical leap to make, disappointing as it had been at the time.
He teetered on the verge of his world falling out from under him.]
action; cw:nudity
Vander?
[No, surely not. Vander was dead. He'd seen the man's body himself, though after he had taken Jinx back to the Last Drop to claim it as his own again, he had returned to the spot where Vander's body had been. It hadn't been there, but it was common that corpses disappeared and the water was rather close by. It had been an easy logical leap to make, disappointing as it had been at the time.
He teetered on the verge of his world falling out from under him.]