“Holy Light Above. Odyn, All Father. I give thanks for the joy you have brought into my life. For to long I have searched in the dark for a piece of my heart I thought to never find. Grant me your continued strength, to shield them from the darkness. Give me the wisdom to pass on all you have taught me. Let the love I bare never falter.” He raised his eyes from Gales sleeping face to the fading sunset before them, pulling his son closer to his bare chest and curled his arms beneath him. He smiled faintly as he kept his gaze set to the dwindling sunlight. “Thank you, Araian. Watch over my son.... as you watched over me.














