ROMAINE

These were days of heaven for Romaine; Sean liked them, too. The two spent hours in each other's arms, and Sean told him stories of his father's kingdom, how someday he'd take Romaine there and the two of them would be happy forever. Now, it's not that Sean didn't mean what he said, but he was of an age where it seemed plans would come true if you just talked about them enough; meanwhile, what was so bad with things just the way they were? Nothing, as far as Romaine could see, and the ground around the base of the tower where he was still a prisoner burst forth with dark green heads of Romaine lettuce.