Making the memorial device (1)

Athtar was not bothered by the lack of etiquette. He actually found it quite refreshing and he loved the idea. However, he was unsure what Eldrian's motivations could be. It was indeed a strange idea, at least for those native to the world, especially while the entire kingdom was in a crisis. "A memorial? For what end?"

"To give people a place to mourn and share their stories." Eldrian replied, "Too many lives have been lost, yet we couldn't even give their families and friends proper burials. Instead, we burned their loved ones-"

"Pyres are quite common." Athtar mentioned as Eldrian faltered. 

"They might be, but it means they lost a place to go to mourn," Eldrian replied. Of course, this world's after-death arrangements were different from Earth and Eldrian wasn't well informed, however, he felt that having something to hold onto was important.