Carl pulled the car to a stop at the foot of the hill.

Stewart took Irwin's hand, and together they began their hike up the slope.

At the entrance to the cemetery, two rows of tall, lush trees-both evergreens and flowering shrubs-lined the path, their branches intertwining overhead. The shadows they cast seemed almost like silent sentinels standing guard.

In the center of a broad, solemn plaza stood a towering stone memorial, reaching up toward the sky.

Stewart paused with Irwin in front of the monument and laid a wreath at its base.

The air was thick with silence.

It was Irwin's first time here, and he looked around with wide-eyed curiosity.

Stewart held his small hand tightly as they made their way up toward the graves clustered on the hillside.

Countless unnamed heroes of the modern age lay at rest here.

"Dad, who are we visiting?" Irwin asked.

"We're here to see a great hero." Stewart glanced down at him, his eyes

shadowed by a heaviness Irwin didn't quite understand.

"Like Iron Man?" Irwin pressed, hope flickering in his voice.

replied quietly, his tone solemn. "But every hero

eyes darted around,

at a simple, black headstone. No name.

flowers gently at its base. He wiped away the dust with his

between them was heavy with

his father's side, glancing from the headstone to Stewart. He had a thousand questions but sensed his dad's mood, so

Stewart said, turning back and gently ruffling his son's hair.

"Okay!"

grave, pressing his hands to

he looked up at Stewart, his

his large hand enveloping Irwin's tiny one. "Come on.

this hero have

"He does."

to look up

But Stewart didn't answer.

could sense that his dad

down the hill was

was boundless he asked question after question all the way down—but this time he was smart

Lantern Festival! Should

him.

I was too

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