They did, though. His comrades sought something from this experience that he might never understand fully. For them, he took a step forward, though he didn’t know what to say. What wouldn’t be inane? What wouldn’t be boorish? They probably wouldn’t be impressed if he spoke of Books’s progress in his training over the last year, and that it was unfortunate that chance had killed him even as he’d grown into a competent warrior.
Aware of all the gazes, of Amaranthe’s and Sespian’s in particular, Sicarius finally said, “In our memories he will survive.”
So much for not uttering anything inane.
People nodded though, and Amaranthe gave a sad smile. “Perhaps that’s where it matters most, and the history books are just… vanity of a sort.”
Sicarius stepped back into the circle of bystanders, and she took his hand. As the boughs were lit beneath the body, Sespian took his other hand. It startled Sicarius, but he managed to keep from commenting or staring with incredulity.
The branches, doused with oil, caught flame quickly. The faces of those watching as the fire enveloped the body were sad, but Sicarius couldn’t help but share Amaranthe’s belief that the future would be better than the past. With her on one side and his son on the other, his future already was.
THE END
Afterword
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Also by the Author
THE EMPEROR’S EDGE UNIVERSE
NOVELS
The Emperor’s Edge, Book 1
Dark Currents, Book 2
Deadly Games, Book 3
Conspiracy, Book 4
Blood and Betrayal, Book 5
Forged in Blood I, Book 6
Forged in Blood II, Book 7
Encrypted
Decrypted
SHORT STORIES AND NOVELLAS
Ice Cracker II (and other short stories)
The Assassin’s Curse
Beneath the Surface
THE FLASH GOLD CHRONICLES
Flash Gold
Hunted
Peacemaker
THE GOBLIN BROTHERS ADVENTURES
Lindsay Buroker, Forged in Blood II
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