Nice story, but some of the cultural stuff seemed wrong to me. An orlanthi father is the one to laugh, weep and rage against the inevidable. The mother will be more restrained in showing emotions. Ernaldan women are rational and measured. If the child has been claimed by death, then no amount of crying will help.
The speaker in the story leaves out a lot of ceremony, but since the speaker is not a Humakti, he propably doesn't even know much about Severing and Resheating.
As I said, nice.
-Adept
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