Hermes stayed settled in the circle of Mitchell's arms. "Nobody's everything to anyone," he whispered, "there's always something someone can't give and that's no one's fault and nothing to hurt so over. He loves you. You love him. You're in this together regardless of what the world throws at you. Perhaps once he's got his wings back, he won't want the pain. I don't know. I can see now, not the future, but it's been very rare in my life that I've seen two people as devoted to each other in their hearts as you two are and I can't even get inside your head."