"...Somto made sure that, in the event of his death, everything would continue smoothly.
"Of course, it's never exactly the same without him, but Carl and I have been helping to keep things running. We didn't plan a formal funeral for Somto at first, because you couldn't come to terms with what happened. But… I think it's time we do. It's been six months already. If he were still alive, the search party would have found him."
Arthur hesitated, his voice dropping. "I probably shouldn't be telling you this… but Carl said you can't hear anything..."
He paused again, eyes unfocused, though his gaze remained on the monitors tracking Nnenna's heart rate, which flickered slightly with the unspoken tension.
"They found pieces of the clothes he was wearing that day… below the cliff… just a week ago," Arthur finally said, his voice tight.
