Chapter 45
Before the winter could come and the snow could cover the whole town of Ruke, its people would parade in solemn on the night street. Each one holding a candle. Its flames joined by one another served as the only lights in the town. The lines of people headed towards the southern part of Ruke where they buried their dead and the memorial stone at the center. The stone was erected after the plague had left their town. At the height of the calamity that struck them, those who died had not received a proper burial and were cremated the moment they had been confirmed dead as to not let the sickness spread more. To appease their souls as well as to have the living to mourn and remember them, the town built the memorial stone. And year after year, the people of Ruke would hold this solemn
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