The next moment an explosion was heard.

A deafening noise echoed throughout the area. People fled in terror in all directions, some screaming, others throwing themselves to the ground.

The explosion occurred far from the crowd—at the edge of the field, where Ben had managed to push the woman.

After the wedding, it was discovered that the woman was a terrorist.
The explosive device hidden under her dress was ready to be activated. If it had reached the crowd, casualties would have been inevitable. But it didn’t work.

At the cost of his own life, Ben saved dozens of people.
He died together with the woman.

The next day, they buried him near the old oak tree on the edge of the village. Everyone came—the bride and groom, the guests, the neighbors. They placed a plaque on his grave that read:

“During the wedding, the dog attacked one of the guests, who was hiding something under her dress.”