He is and Always Will Be There
When I was sick, he was right there by my side, taking care of me.
When our plans failed, there he was, helping come up with even better ones.
When I was queen, he helped me rule and kept us both safe.
He was always there, always smiling.
After everything, failures and successes alike, he never left my side, and most importantly, he never stopped smiling. As a result, neither did I.
I thought that no matter what went wrong, no matter how big the failure, that things would always be this way. Little did I know how wrong I was.
It was supposed to be a simple plan, a simple yet dangerous spell to take the queen and the 7d out for good. I hadn't expected the spell would backfire. I hadn't expected him to shield me. I hadn't expected that to be the last smile of his I would see for awhile.
As the funeral continued, mourners all around, I couldn't help but think that this was my fault. I would never see his smile again. Then, it hit me. He wasn't gone. He would never truly be gone.
I looked around, so many people had come, friends, enemies, and family. So many people, so many memories. So long as he lived on in all of our memories, Grim would never truly be gone.
I knew it would be a long time before I saw him again, but the wait would be worth it. Until that day, I'll do what we both did best, survive. I would see him every day and night in my dreams and memories.
For the first time in months, I smiled, and wherever Grim was, I felt him smiling too.