[i]"Well, I won't let my whole life be bitter. Otherwise nothing else will be sweet..."[/i] [b]She understood what Desmond meant, but she couldn't share the same emotions... She wished he was a happier soul, but she wouldn't force him to feel a certain way... Besides, she didn't know how long this partnership would last... And trying to learn the thoughts of other was something the oracles and adepts jobs, the old religious leaders of her home.[/b]