[ She sighs quietly, and she's just as lost as he is when it comes to answers. There's the obvious, the one thing that she really doesn't want to say, but as she gives his hand a gentle squeeze she reaches the other out and places it on top of Galen's. ]

It could mean a number of things. Spirits, they can sometimes linger after they've died, if they don't move on. [ She's sugar coating it, hard, but how could anyone bring themselves to break something like that to anyone? It's not like there's anything for her to heal, he's not physically injured, but she can try and soothe him somewhat at least, so of course she tries. ] It could be that your mom's spirit has gotten dragged here. It might explain why she's so angry.

[ And then there's the other option. His mom was a schizophrenic, even Anna knows it can be hereditary, but she can't say it. ]