"Hey man, sorry to hear it," Orpheus said sincerely. He wasn't sure he had the right to comment further than that, but then, it had been a long time. But he remembered how easily Alan's heart bruised. It had been one of the things he'd liked about him. He shrugged and looked ahead as they went down the stairs.
"Nashville was good, but I felt like I'd achieved everything I could there, you know? It was time to come back east. That and my mother keeps badgering me to visit."