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“When someone grew old and was close to death, the Star Maker would draw their memories into his hands and shape them into orbs of light, releasing them into the heavens, so they could live forever.”
Isak cupped his hand and created a flame, showing off for Sasha, and she smiled as he released it, tossing it as if he too were a Star Maker.
“Sometimes, he would call the star back, pulling it down from the heavens, so those still living could hold the memories of the ones they lost.”
The men chimed in then, naming the people they missed, the people they’d lost, and the oldest soldier, a man named Gibbous who had been in the King’s Guard for as long as Damion could remember, called out the name of a woman, his eyes glued to the heavens.
Heather hooted, surprised, and the mood was b
