"Well, Justice is gone, Velanna has no patience for shems, and Sigrun's cheerfulness scares everyone who only thinks they understand what being of the Legion of the Dead means."

Her smile is crooked.

"She picks up the slack, and she's good at it, but -- she wouldn't agree to take over the arling even if I paid her for it. For one. So there's Nathaniel, and then behind Nathaniel there's Sigrun, and after that -- "

Blank space, really.