[years. helaena could have years, here. it's a little overwhelming.

she considers fear. nobody ever bothered to explain fear to her. she often felt she was the only one with these questions. her brothers would think them silly, she knows.]

I don't know.

[she concentrates, frowning gently.]

It is a feeling, I think, that something bad will happen. But then, we cannot always say what it is we fear, or why.