L O S T
There was a moment of silence which lay between them, heavy with the possibility that all was not lost. One moment... And then it was shattered.
"Oh..."
Eliphas did not turn toward Starlin, and instead he focused his attention upon Lissa's face. If she was still here, they must have been too, so when Starlin spoke of possibly checking to see if the DNA matched up the Tetan simply shook his head. When next he spoke his voice was flat, hollow... emotionless. Even the tears which had been falling seemed to halt.
"They wouldn't have left without her." He didn't even seem to be blinking, he just stared at his sister's face. "It's... It's them."
Taking in a slow breath, Eliphas tried to steel himself before he finally turned to look at the box. He glanced over Starlin as though the man wasn't even there, a thousand parsec stare locked within his eyes.
"There's a mausoleum" he stated simply, "Where our ancestors are revered. I... I would like to wait to lay them to rest." One hand reached out, and settled over the closest of Lissa's. "She deserves to say goodbye."
