Smoke

were so separated from true reality and that good will was everywhere. He lived his life ignorant of what was really going on and while doing so the light slowly crept in to take away what was left.

but she noticed something about him was off and started trying to find a spell to help him. Eventually, she was able to find something that could break the light off bit by bit. She was persistent and everyday would cast it in hopes it's effects would last. It seemed as though something was missing, she tried to explain it to Honey but he never seemed to understand. He didn't see anything wrong with himself, leaving Mallory to do something drastic. She brought him to a lake in which she had enchanted, the reflection was him except when she had first met him. The spell lasted very shortly, but it was when the image dispersed that Honeydew realized he was no longer the same dragon.

they love. It was a big responsibility, but they at least didn't want any of their immediate family to become infected. So through their young they made sure to make them aware of reality... but for some that wasn't enough.