It's alright that he can't. Signless gently sifts through all those words and finds the question Roland can't voice, and finds himself incredibly relieved to be able to pass along good news. Even if he has to cloak it in negatives, he has nothing truly bad to say.

"He's alive and fighting, last I saw." He knows that means very little with how quickly things happen here but he's determined to give Roland the reassurance he craves and won't admit he wants.

Luckily he sees the same bend that Roland does, following the path of his gaze. It takes him a little longer and he wouldn't know the first thing about how to un-bend it, but he knows it's there now.

"Is that it, that piece?"