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It was warm by the fire. Granted, it only made a difference when one sat right beside the fire, but it seemed like a better idea to curl up beneath the stars with the fire’s warmth. The cabin was just too stuffy. And out there, beneath the twinkling sky, the two of them could be [...]

He breathed, in and out, in and out. His breath became shallow. Not much air left. “Please,” she cried softly. “Do not leave me here alone. There is no life worth living without you.”

The gray clouds rested simply in the gray sky. The bare trees created a dark outline against the sky. Time passed slowly, no signs of life anywhere. It was simple. It was melancholy. It was dull.

The heart lifts, yet still it falls. The sight is too much to bear, yet the eyes still watch. The tears come, but do not stay. They still somehow manage to disappear. The frown that was once a smile reverts to its previous form, and the arm that was glues down rises to wrap around [...]

I suppose things were good back then. But it all went wrong. As Fantine said, the tigers come at night. I suppose I really had no choice… I suppose this is how it was always going to end. I suppose that it could have never been helped. But I wish, with all my heart, everything [...]

It was the last time they would ever see each other, he hoped. That boy did not deserve her. The bet had been cast, and soon after his plan was set in motion. It would be interesting to see how it all played out… “Devil take the hindmost.”

It was easy, and yet she still couldn’t bring herself to say it. She couldn’t just snap a heart in two like that. Since when had honesty become so difficult between them? Perhaps it was when his brother died. Maybe that was it. But how could she tell him that she didn’t love him anymore?

It was difficult to keep it all straight. As a knight he had to always respect his master, always obey the man he worked for. And yet, he still had to stand by his own morals. So if his master had him do something that went against him, like this, what was he to do?