^{He was going to} DIE. ^{It was thought Shiryu could not bare to process. He was going to} DIE. ^{As much as he preferred not to think about it, whenever he managed to return to his time, the fact was going to smack him in the face.}

                                  HE WAS GOING TO DIE.

                                                                          ^{The dragon composed himself as much as he could.}

                                                                          ^{❛ I….don’t know. How does one} GRIEVE ^{for a love that has been gone for over 200 years? I} CANNOT ^{predict the future but} I DO KNOW ^{that he will never be forgotten. I will} LOOK ^{to the stars every night & find comfort in them. I will grow} ROSES ^{& have them soothe my heart. I cannot} UNDO ^{what will be done but I can} SUSTAIN ^{what little I will have. It’s all I will have…& that is} ENOUGH. ^{It is} ENOUGH ^{to keep me for the rest of my life. ❜}

                 ^{The dragon pulled himself together;} A BROKEN HEART NEVER TRULY HEALS.

                                                                   ^{❛ Of course I’d care! I cannot forget him. I believe that we are all tied together by} FAITH. ^{We all meet each other for a reason & if I am} BLESSED ^{enough to meet him again in my life then I will do whatever I have to in order to protect & care for him, even if it is not with me whom he wishes to be with.} I RESPECT & LOVE ^{Albafica too much to make him do anything, whether it be in his timeline or my own. But, I will} ALWAYS ^{care for him; that I assure you. My love will never stop. If given the chance,} BY HIS SIDE ^{I’d wish to stay. ❜}

                                                                    ^{❛ But the} IRONY ^{that comes with that…is that we’ve already been} SEPARATED ^{before we had the chance to say} GOOD-BYE. ^❜