Chapter 470: The Night the Moon Let Go
Eldric did not answer Orion immediately.
For a moment, he simply stared at the space between his hands.
Then he lifted his head.
"I use the word left," he said quietly, "because of what I saw that night."
Eldric's voice was low and careful.
"I still do not fully understand what happened," he admitted. "Not even now. Not even after all these years."
He took a slow breath.
"We buried her at night," he continued. "The moon was at its brightest. Brighter than I had ever seen it before… or since."
His eyes flickered, distant.
"The light fell directly on the altar. Exactly where we had buried her. And when the light touched the altar…" Eldric whispered, "something changed."
Orion frowned.
"In what way?" he asked.
Eldric hesitated.
"In a gentle way, I would say."
He lifted one hand, as if tracing something invisible in the air.
