When Cole says that, the space between Onni's brows wrinkles slightly with confusion, "What do you mean?"

Maybe, if Cole can explain it, Onni might finally understand why it is he still grieves so intensely for his parents and aunt and uncle and grandmother and everyone else in his village. Everyone else he'd ever known.

Taking a breath, he tries to brush it off.

"I see. I can try it in my usual way, perhaps, and see if it speaks to you. If not, I'm sure we can work it out, providing we both want to do what we're doing."