The air was cold as snow gently fell onto the ground of the cemetery. Illmare sat in silence staring at Vedlys’ gravestone. He buried himself in the warmth and comfort of his fur coat.

He could hear jazz music come from the church a few blocks away. People loudly sang and cheered. There was a wedding. Parker Fiddle and Winika Orcus who was 6 months pregnant.

The guests walked outside in their fancy outfits and snow coats and boots as Winika and Parker, the newlyweds, danced around in the snow in the churchyard. And Illmare watched from the cemetery.