She listened and she could immediately see the problems. The place where he should have released him. This spirit wasn't meant to stay here in this world for spirits didn't belong here. The Fade, as lowlanders called it, was their home. She nodded slowly but there was no judgement as she let the story play out and there was a sadness in her eyes over what had become of all this. The man must have lived such hardships because of this spirit. Not because he'd wanted to but because this was simply what happened when a spirit and a human were merged too long.

"I do not feel that what happened is your fault. You did what you thought best for a friend. Sometimes in this world what seems best is not what will help but that is not always seen until it is too late."

She looked down, like she knew that from personal experience. With a deep breath, she shook her head slowly then closed her eyes, murmuring softly. A small prayer for this spirit friend of his.