"And that, my dear, is why we should all try to be more like you," he says with a smile.

Reynard nods solemnly. Seeing someone you love kill themselves is no small thing, even if they did later come back from the dead. "Nightmares are normal, no matter who you are or how much you've seen. Even I have nightmares. But if you don't pass out or get sick, that's a good sign. When someone is wounded, you need to be the steady one. When you're working with flesh and bone it helps if you can focus on flesh and bone, and not get distracted by the thought that you're dealing with a friend or a lover. You probably have steady hands, too, do you? You work with such small things."