Lost Creek Hollow i walk in the cemeteries of this city at night

at another time, perhaps a younger time, merrick might have appreciated the story. but life had turned him cool and wary. therefore he focused only on the stars, carefully filing away the name rigel for future recollection. orion's belt. who was orion? merrick wondered silently, gathering the last of terance's words. 
"what other constellations do you know?" he asked somberly. though he had discovered the bright star alone, he had not known it was part of a larger shape. the man alongside him knew, and that alone made him a new source of information for merrick.