[Mint]

Those times were so distant now in even the short span of time between. Times that were so magical and warm that it was like being in a dream. It was a dream...one that he hadn't wanted to wake from. But the grim reality of it all had sobered him- brought him back into terrible consciousness. And his only comfort had been the one person he'd never wanted to lie to, keep from or hurt...now look at where it had gotten him.