Hey, @aejackson.

This was very intriguing in a very short period of time. So much story to tell, but limited by the five minutes. Who was the dead girl, the boy, the council? Why was she dead. What was going on that was causing so many to die, from the sounds of things? A plague? War? Something even more sinister?

The most intriguing part—that fact that he was sure he would have loved her in life.

I really like this. There's a lot packed in those paragraphs and a lot more that could be developed if you so desired. Well done.