"Oh.  I'm, uhm, sorry to hear that."  Violette felt awkward again.  She didn't know what to say in response to such a story.  She didn't want to sound like she was condescending to Thag, or that she pitied him, but what else was there to say?  She cleared her throat nervously, then glanced away.  "The scenery is very beautiful from here," she said, trying to change the subject.  Though it was true enough, the view from atop the sunlit cliff was very pleasant.  As was the sunlight on her wings, and her full stomach. She found herself yawning.