Zeke grabbed Val and turned lookin at everyone gathered. "Are you ready?"
She shook her head, as tears streamed down her face. Zeke pulled her hand to his lips, and kissed it softly. "I'm ready."
He looked around at everyone, and then up at the moon. "Moon Goddess guide my words." He said to himself.
"We are gathered here tonight, under the full moon, to honor those who have fallen. They will forever hold a place in all of our hearts. Too many were taken from us, and their place in our hearts will never be the same." He squeezed Val's hand and shook his head. "This spot will forever be hollowed ground. Our children, and their children, and their children after that will hear of their bravery, and willingness to fight for what they believed in. Their deaths will not be in vain.
