<strong>I do not regret the choice I made, only the unintended side effect that was thrust upon me. Some truth is hidden solidly within the lies to make it all truth in the eyes of fools.</strong>*He laughed as he uttered the word fools. He had long let the emotions of that particular time sift finely from the boulders that clogged his mind into fine bits of sand that were no longer a large annoyance. He lifted the mug again, saying just before he took a drink.*<strong>And if Gran over there wanted you harmed, I would have done it simply at her order. You have nothing to fear from here, in fact, I think she may even be taking a shine to you. Don't think I've ever met anyone she let look at her so suspiciously go without a stern lesson. Certainly not me.</strong>*He chuckled at the memory, then drank a hearty amount of the sweet juice in his mug.*