"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I won't pretend to know how you feel, but I know how it feels to lose someone that I cared about--watch them and be helpless to stop it..."

Trip didn't watch her with pity or in a way that showed any sign of him finding her helpless. There was concern, sadness and respect.

"...I was lucky to find them in the hotel. For me, everything happened just before I got here while she'd been here for months and mourned my death before getting here. If this place is good for anything, maybe you can be reunited with Gloss."

He couldn't in good conscience allow Cashmere to focus on her brother's killer. No one stayed dead and it would put his friend in a bad light. Trip kept a watchful eye while setting the table back in place within the room.