Thalassa rubbed her bleary eyes and asked, "Where are we headed?"

"Just come with me, and you'll see," Lysander teased, a mysterious twinkle in his eye.

"Alright, I'm up!" Thalassa didn't press further, quickly getting out of bed. It was unusual for Lysander to act so mysteriously, and she was eager to go along with it.

Without bothering to change, Thalassa went straight to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. By the time she was done, Lysander had already picked out an outfit for her. It was a sleek black dress, a bit on the conservative side but still stunning. "Why black?" Thalassa asked, curious about Lysander's choice.

from any other day except for the black tie that added a

personally. The journey felt familiar to Thalassa, and sure enough, about an hour later, they pulled up

flowers from the trunk. He was here to pay

question, simply following Lysander. They headed towards Leopold's grave, but Thalassa's certainty wavered when she saw a group of people standing solemnly in front of a different grave, all dressed in black, a

standing next to an older

thought, Thalassa was brought back to the moment as Lysander took her hand, leading her towards the Whitman family group. Nerves began to bubble up in Thalassa as she

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