[They most definitely did, that is something Leonhardt understands well since he had lost his parents at a young age, and he's raised two children who also had seen death from a young age. They do understand something happened, and it is scary, but the idea that the child will see the dead person again someday can be a comfort.]

I did as a child. I kept on thinking maybe someday they'd return from their journey, then as I grew older I understood better that it is not a journey a person can return from. I will merely follow someday myself.