"I..." Lily worked her mouth, trying to find the right response. "Oh." She couldn't find anything more than that. "I hadn't thought about it like that."

It was very peaceful here, and now that she knew what these gems on the wall were, she had to agree that it was also a little sad.

"Do you think their... souls are in these gems?" And if they were dead... "How could they connect to me just by me touching them?"