They stayed together. Someone found the lights and everyone cried over the loss of the dead. No one suggested leaving them there alone. All through that dark and endless night they kept vigil over the bodies of the fallen.

Fresco sat down with his back propped against a wall and tried to rest. Parker was tucked in next to him, Daniel and Genvieve on his other side. Apple wormed her way into his lap and kissed him over and over again before settling in, humming under her ...