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Outside the temple walls lay the cemetery gardens of Neda. Behind the stauary sprawls the columbarium where niches preserve cremated remains in memorial … more »

Outside the temple walls lay the cemetery gardens of Neda. Behind the stauary sprawls the columbarium where niches preserve cremated remains in memorial urns. It is a solomn moment for Angelou as she carries the ashanti ark containing the remains of her mentor and dearest friend to be laid to rest in the estate meadow where her own parents lie interred, as well as her husband, who lost their lives during the last days of the Global Conflict. For Sojurner, it is a moment of double-edged sorrow and regret. Blaming himself for the deaths of those he loved most - his beautiful wife and Shadow Dancer Maimos Shadyia Truth; and Angelou's father, Aristotle Nagarion. The last time he had been to Gadomar was for Angelou's graduation party from the Foundation Defense Academy. He almost didn't come now. He couldn't bear the shame he kept telling himself. Those had been happier times for all of them. It had been death that had changed everything then, and so it would again for the Guardian and the Shadow Dancer who were sorrowing in the cleft of the pali. See More « Less