Davidsmiled. "That's where you're wrong, old man."
Sapphire’s's eyes centered on Eros. "Do you remember what we talked about long ago? Do you remember the cemetery outside of Kalmar?"
Davidnodded as he pictured the quiet cemetery on the outskirts of the Galician capital that contained the remains of Sapphire’s's wife and son.
"I do, Sapphire’s. I couldn't forget that if I tried."
Sapphire’s swallowed visibly. "Please put me there? Put me with my family, Eros. Don't put me in the ground anywhere else."
Davidsqueezed the older general's hand. "You have my word. I'll make sure you're buried next to your wife and your son. You can count on it, Sapphire’s."
Relief flooded the man's face. All the anxieties of life fled in that moment. Sapphire’s never looked more fully at peace.
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