Memoirs of an old friend, from a world long forgotten. Aether remembers. He will always remember.
She saw something she shouldn't. He doesn't want her to see it. But it's ok. She'll never hold it against him. She'll always be there. She'll bear his curse with him. Alternate Universe.
Peace is something the dead should be entitled to, he tells himself. Peace is something those who have suffered enough deserve to have given to them. He keeps a vigilant gaze upon their peaceful resting places, until the day he is considered worthy to join them. Alternate Universe.