One morning, Kakashi receives a letter. His time has come to become a patron, and fate has already chosen his ward. The rules are simple: three years of a perfect bond, full of mutual understanding and support — and then oblivion. The mark will fade, and they will forget each other forever, as though they had never met. Kakashi looks at the name in the letter and wonders whether he is willing to pay that price for three years of happiness.