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A bouquet of fresh flowers lay neatly arranged before the tombstone.

Link stepped back and watched as the lilies darkened under the dusk light.

Candles slowly burned, their tiny sparks growing brighter in the dim twilight, yet unable to dispel the chill in the air.

He watched in silence as the smoke from the burning candle drifted into the air before returning to nothingness, the visages of his parents on the gravestone flickering in the faint light.

It was not until the candle had burned down by half that Link exhaled slowly and walked away from the rows of tombstones.

In the corner of his eye, it seemed like new graves were placed in just a day. Could he avoid becoming one of them?

Link didn't dwell on the thought and followed the empty path out of the cemetery.

Passing through the circular archway, he spotted Villette, who was swinging her legs while sitting beside a statue.