Instead you shot a teenage girl thre times in the chest. In broad daylight. In front of witnesses and a camera."You know, reputation is everything. Yo...'re not a gang-banger, nor are you affiliated with anyone at all. Plus we have your partner's testimony. You'll sit in a cell for a few years, then one night they'll strap you to a gurney, stick a needle in your arm, and you'll die. By the way, it isn't the peaceful "going to sleep" the reporters say, but the last one I saw flopped and screamed.. They were a kingdom in name only. But even back then, there were dreamers about who thought about reuniting the cities and bringing together what had been torn asunder. One of those dreamers was a young cleric of the Light. A man named Carver.”Rhys suddenly sat up straight. “He was what?”“Carver was a young cleric of the Light. If you want to be extra-technical, he was a firm believer in the Pure Light, the sect which preaches that as long as the King is good and has only the best interest of. " Sure, why not." I said absently, after all I was a little beat, too ... and since Lisa was staying in my guest bedroom, I wouldn't miss the car.I hadn't thought a whole lot about this arrangement. I'd been through a long day and Lisa and I chatted just a little about business as she drove home.After my shower, I'd crawled in bed and turned on a late night movie and almost dozed off when I heard Lisa's phone ring, faintly. It was but a minute later when mine rang..."Hullo?" I hadn't even. I’m an old man now, and have come to understand that my time is nearing an end. But my mind is still alive, and my memories still vivid. How could I forget? Madeleine was the love of my life, a flower in a field of ash, and the story of how our love came to be is one that you will, I think, appreciate. It is a story of hope in a time of hopelessness, of need and want coming together at just the right time in my life to provide something that can never die. So, please, while I still can, sit.