The Shadow Knight
Sir Rocketnightwing: the darkest knightsilhouette knightsmoonlight knightshield of shadows
Plant what it means to you.
The Shadow Knight knelt beside the waiting earth. The toy was just wood, paint, and craftsmanship. What mattered was what it symbolized: his connection to Marcus, to family, to the life that had been stolen. His reason for embracing darkness.
With careful precision, he dug a small hole in the prepared soil. The earth felt wrong against his transformed flesh, simultaneously too real and not real enough. He placed the toy horse in the depression, then covered it with dirt that seemed to move eagerly around the offering.