Undeath had a small side effect. Namely, some emotions were hard to express. Sadness was one – something about no tear ducts or reducing water loss. Not that it mattered so much to Setsiria: a couple of days through undead routine and crying was pointless. If you didn't tear up at a couple of the rookies like her or the gruesome procedures, then you were pretty much immune to it.
But tears were odd – they reminded her or rain and gems and flowers. Of a funeral where she was the star. Of having to yank Rouhanne out of the grasp of a 'family' with the small glitter under their eyes.
She yanked a small purple bloom from the ground. Arthas's Tear. Damned (again) if she knew what alchemists used it for…
But it looked nice in the small garden she had. And reminded her of some long-lost life where she could still taste her feelings on droplets of water.