As soon as Lexi reached her father's quarters, she didn't bother knocking. She flung the doors wide open as she called out for him. "Papa? Are you here?" she called frantically as she tried her best to hold back the tears that threatened to fall. Lord Brarthoroz's head appeared around the edge of the doorframe and his frown deepened as soon as he realized the state that Lexi was in. "My daughter," He greeted her with a soft smile as he threw the book he had been reading onto the bed and made his way over to her, "Tell me what troubles you." The combination of his soft, coaxing voice and the way he looked at her with such concern, seemed to open the floodgates as her grief poured forth with tears streaming from her eyes as she choked back a sob. "Papa it's Aoife! She… she's dead. She was in the room right next door and I didn't hear a thing…I should have stopped it, I should have…" "Hush child, that's enough," Lord Brarthoroz soothed her as he wrapped his arms around her
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