Three months later, Aria's mother stood by the riverbank.The leaves had turned gold and red. They fell around her like rain, drifting down from the branches and settling on her shoulders.Apollo stood a few feet away, his hands in his tunic, looking up at the sky."You should go back to the Sun Court," she said.He shook his head. "This is my home.""There's nothing for you here.""She's here." He looked at the river, at the grass beneath it, at the path that led to the Moon Spring. "Her memory is here. That's enough."Apollo reached into his tunic and pulled out the silver coin."She gave this to me," he said. "But I want you to keep it. Until I see her again."Her eyes filled with tears. She nodded.Apollo turned and walked toward the forest. The path was overgrown now. No one came here anymore. But he knew the way. He had walked it a thousand times when he was young.He reached the Moon Spring.The water was clear and cold. The same rocks sat by the edge, worn smooth by years of us
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