Beyond the Ragnarök

As the pyres ignite and flames began to lick vigorously upwards, Leif maneuvered to where his friends were gathered.

To Halp, “Well done, I’m sure your words have brought solace to many this eve.”

To Sólmyrkvi and Kora, “I imagine that was rather gruesome. Glad I didn’t have to witness that.”

To all, “The proceedings here were watched, in part, by our Ratatoskr neighbors. They skittered off just before the fires were lit.”

As he speaks, he is not concentrating on the faces of those he’s addressing. Instead, he continues to crane his neck to watch the crowd. He also does not indicate the location of where he saw the squirrel folk, just in case inquisitive eyes were upon their little group.

Having made his way to Sólmyrkvi and Kora, Halp says to them, "She did not suffer."  It is statement, not a question.

Yet he finds himself awaiting confirmation, looking to each of them. And back again.

He will wait to get that confirmation. 

Halp finds that he needs that confirmation. Any other answer would, he feels, be... unsatisfactory.