Sheska draws in a sharp breath... and finds she has no words. An echoing silence rings in her ears.

A very faint thought flits by, remarking that it's a good thing she hadn't reached out to hold his hand or she'd probably be crushing it right now.

A wavering has taken up residence at the edges of her vision and only when she blinks does she distantly recognize that it isn't the air, but tears. They have yet to fall, but there they hover.

"What?" The word is so breathless and ragged that it takes her a second to realize that it came from her own lips. "I-I'm sorry, I... But Chief Beifong... A-and Aqua... I don't..." It's one shock after another tonight, and this final blow has her reeling, gone white and a little faint. What is going on?