"Coming from anyone else, that would sound really weird," Krem pointed out, turning over a little to settle sideways to be able to look back at Cole. "Hell, it still sounds kind of weird coming from you. But I'll take your word for it. You're the one able to listen for this stuff in the first place.

"What does it sound like though? Is it different for different people? Like one person's sadness being different from someone else's."