I suddenly felt a thorn growing in my flesh, which ached vaguely at this time.

The autumn wind blew again, and the corners of my eyes were sore.

In the silence, I stared at Carter dumbfounded, slow to respond.

And that's when Harry let go of my hand, ran quickly to Carter, picked up the ring on the ground, and shoved it into Carter's hand.

"Dad, here."

Carter took the ring, gently blew away the dust on it, then put the ring back on the ring finger of his left hand, cherished the ring between his fingers and gently turned it a few times, as if this was reassuring.

My...