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Send me ⦠for what my muse would say at your museās funeral.
It was a bleak day for all those who attended, the rain dripping from their noses to create neat patches of dampness on their clothes. The 104th Trainee Corps stood with their heads bowedā one of their own had fallen. Sasha Braus had died three weeks prior to that day, those grueling weeks had been spent relentlessly trying to locate her body. Ultimately they had failed, and what they buried was nothing but her blades, found in the wilderness.Ā Jean Kirschtein stepped up to the podium, a smallĀ pieceĀ of paper in his hands. Taking one look at it, he could tell that rehearsed words were not what his friends wanted to hear.Ā "Audax at fidelis,āĀ he said, letting his lips twist into a saddened smile. The rain dripped from his hair, creating trails that mixed with the tears on his face.Ā "Thatās Latin for āBold but faithfulā, and I think it describes Sasha perfectly. Thereā I.."Lost for words, he sighed and held the bridge of his noseā he was messing it up.
"She tried so hard, and I admired her courage. Let herā"Ā his voice cracked and he let out a stifled sob, quickly trying to compose himself.Ā "Let her give us strength, and donāt..ā donāt let her memory fade. Weāve lost so many, and itāsā⦠itās notĀ fair. How many do we have tālose before we..?āAnd after that, he could say no more. Kind hands found his shoulders and he was guided back to his seat.Ā Death is a heavy burden to carry,