Ugh dammit Jeff Zentner, who's got such a way with words. Perfect amalgam of the spectrum of emotionality after loss: despair, anguish, guilt, fear, understanding, compassion, longing, love.

Subtle reference to SERPENT KING becomes not-so-subtle later & I dunno if I like it or not. Probably both.

Also really perfect cover; TY Jarrod Taylor.