I wanted to tell you.

[ And maybe escape the islands for a little while too. Be somewhere that won't constantly remind him of her.

He sets the violin down gently. Now that he's expressed what he could through music, it's easier find words. ]

She went out to the meadow. Didn't come back. There was a search.

[ He sighs, the air escaping him unevenly again. ]

They found her body... A snake bit her.