[Savour alive church] The sky over Saviour Alive Church was the color of old pewterheavy, swollen with rain that refused to fall, as if even the heavens were holding their breath. The iron gates stood open, and beyond them, the cemetery stretched crowd had gathered, black umbrellas furled at their sides. There were over two hundred people. Among Tristan stood. He stood at the family section, his hands clasped behind his back, his posture impossibly straight. He wore a black Brioni suit, perfectly tailored,his dark hair was swept back, his jaw was set, and his eyes the color of winter sea were utterly dry. Beside him, his mother, Eleanor Miller. She leaned heavily on the arm of a distant cousin, her frail frame trembling with each sob that wracked her body. Her veil was black gauze soaked with tears, and her gloved hands clutched a rosary so tightly her knuckles were white. "My boy," she keened, her voice cracking "My Dwan. My sweet, sweet boy." Tristan did not look at her.
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