{SE} In remembrance

A panther in the night, a fire burning bright. Ray watched with clear curiosity as Neos drew the pattern for his lantern. It was beautiful. "Family truly is a complicated thing, regardless of which form it takes. I'm one of the lucky ones who've had a loving family. Others are so much more complex." She said with a small sigh. As Ray listened to Neos, she finished painting her lantern. Her lantern was the classic shape with cut out areas that looked like chamomile and coyotes. The holes were covered in thin paper. The edges of the flower cut outs were painted to represent the flower's colors while the edges of the coyote were black like a silhouette. There was a place in the center for a candle that would shine light through the thin paper sections. Ray held it up and smiled. "I think mine is done. What do you think?" She asked as she passed him the paints. r a y The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. —Albert Camus