When he asked his question, it hit her like a strong wind, and she rocked back slightly, gasping a bit for air. She had an urge to crawl in a ball and cry, but an overwhelming sense of loss and fear and...emptiness. An emptiness.
She breathed in to center herself and then gave his hands a squeeze. "A palm reading will let us look really hard at your life line, so let's do that. I need you to rub the ashes into your palms."