Then, with an enormous rush of meadow-filled wind, the green candle went out, and my best friend died.

Don't you think baby corns are scary? There's just something wrong about their midget bodies.

A window within the soul to see Light and Magick I send with thee Be strong, be brave, make the right choice Though Darkness shouts with a terrible voice Know that I am watching from above And that always, always, the answer is love!

Or maybe I had known him or maybe there's something that happens between some people at a level that goes beyond time measurements and what society thinks is proper. Maybe what had happened between Stark and me in those few minutes in the field house had been enough to have our souls recognize each other. Soul mates? Was that even possible?

Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.

The world going insane and evil letting slip the birds of war is no excuse for sloppy vocabulary.

And then something truly bizarre happened. I could feel his touch through our eyes. I couldn't look away from him.