[Linda's cheerful interest quickly turns to concern as the story progresses, and she frowns sadly] His own nephew...

[by the end, her expression is stricken. for a moment, she doesn't know what to say. finally, she manages:] That's...wow. What a story... [she wonders why Grainne said she liked it more when she was naive. after all, even if there's hope in death, it's not exactly a happy ending] That's so sad...

[shifting her focus to Grainne herself, though, she adds:] But I think you were wrong about storytelling. You're really good at it.