The Day After
Mere hours later, it seemed that his prediction was proven correct. A statue was constructed so future generations would not forget his sacrifice. It stood in the Royal Cemetery of Rune, in the town of Draconia. The bodies of kings, queens, their progeny, and heroes rested there. Two headstones without bodies lay in the cemetery as well. One because the body had been incinerated so that the ashes' ashes had ashes, and the other was at the bottom of an ocean, the remains quite possibly still clinging to the sword stuck in a dragon's heart and stone.
For many years, the people of Rune argued that the first tombstone, and its matching statue should be removed, but because the Queen of Guardiana had made a promise to the boy entombed underwater, they both remained. Over time, the argument was forgotten, and both young men were hailed as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to save their home.
Mere hours later, it seemed that his prediction was proven correct. A statue was constructed so future generations would not forget his sacrifice. It stood in the Royal Cemetery of Rune, in the town of Draconia. The bodies of kings, queens, their progeny, and heroes rested there. Two headstones without bodies lay in the cemetery as well. One because the body had been incinerated so that the ashes' ashes had ashes, and the other was at the bottom of an ocean, the remains quite possibly still clinging to the sword stuck in a dragon's heart and stone.
For many years, the people of Rune argued that the first tombstone, and its matching statue should be removed, but because the Queen of Guardiana had made a promise to the boy entombed underwater, they both remained. Over time, the argument was forgotten, and both young men were hailed as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to save their home.
