[ She pat his thumb consolingly looking up at him tenderly. Poor man looked like he's had a rough time of things. ]

I'm not really sure. I've been here a little while, and mostly I've just been out of sight. It's disquieting being so far from home, I still am not sure what happened...or if my children are alright. It's taken some time for me to get the nerve up to start approaching you and the others.