[Ariel listens. His eyes are closed as the story continues. It's not something he can comprehend, not something he's ever dealt with. Having a child was never a thought that had crossed his mind, let alone losing one.

His knowledge and experience aren't enough. He has to summon every ounce of empathy he has.]

People... grieve in different ways. It's... difficult to expect someone to feel exactly the way you do. I don't believe that makes either of you wrong for what happened.

[He fusses with his fingers, with the buttons on his shirt.]

I'm sorry that it happened. That you experienced two such losses simultaneously.