When Cole mentions being unable to help with his grief, Onni's chin raises and he looks at the spirit again, brows slightly furrowed.

"Nothing can help with that. I'm told that time will, but I can't imagine it yet. In the meantime, if we can help the people here, I'd like to try."

For a moment, he's quiet, and then he takes a careful, measured breath, "At home, I speak to spirits through songs and poems. How do mages speak to spirits in your home?"