"After all the hospitality they've been showing us, it wouldn't feel right," Leonardo muses. His smile thins and he glances down into the water, where fish make lazy, swirling laps beneath the surface. "Besides... at a time like this, it's good to appreciate the things that mean most to you."
Not the material objects, of course - but the memories and people connected to them. Leo might not fully understand the ritual, but he knows better than anyone the powerful spiritual resonance that can be found in simple objects.
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Not the material objects, of course - but the memories and people connected to them. Leo might not fully understand the ritual, but he knows better than anyone the powerful spiritual resonance that can be found in simple objects.