Watching the young couple exchange rings on the stage, Durin turned to look at his sister beside him and noticed her eyes filled with tears.
Durin patted her hand, comforting her.
She must have been thinking of Jason Kane, who now lay in the graveyard. She surely had dreamt that one day he would be the one placing a ring on her finger.
Sadly, dreams do wake up.
Yelena sobbed softly, and Durin smiled as he reached out to embrace his sister.
No one questioned why she was crying; perhaps some knew, but no one pointed it out.
Although the wedding was modest and his sister was in tears, the crying of the bride's mother was even less graceful, so overall, the ceremony was quite nice.
Durin, on behalf of the House of Ailish, presented a small gift—a truly modest gift—an Otherkind material, specifically the eyeball of a slain Fleshwing Devourer, said to be a versatile material useful for everyone from apprentices to level three mages.
A small gift, rich in sentiment.
