[What can he even say to all of this? He's not the kind of guy to dangle false hope, but at the same time, he knows personally well how much it hurts to have someone close to you leave you behind--and how difficult it can be to let someone in that close in the first place. He doesn't want to let Vera down by being the one to tell her that person is gone.]

I'm sorry, Vera.

[And perhaps surprisingly, he is. Dante runs a hand through his hair, glancing away and trying again to find the words he needs. But finally, he shakes his head.]

I don't know where she could be. And Vic doesn't seem like the sort of person that would ghost someone, so that's out.

But I don't know where we go with this next.