[Training] Bound by noisy heartbeats

RONIN if there's one thing i'm good at, it's surviving "Growing up will do that to you," Ronin admits regarding the changes Jude has gone through. "If it helps, I did the same with my own son for a while after he visited Frey to become a man." He chuckles. Looking for a pre-teen only to find an adult had been jarring to say the least. The humour and light-heartedness of the situation dissipates, of course, at hearing of Phoebe's absence, and Ronin nods his gentle understanding. "It's hard," he says, having been on both sides of this particular coin. "For everyone involved. I'm sure she'll be back before you know it to fuss over you." Hopefully. Forcing himself not to shoulder any (more) secondhand guilt (because gods know Ronin has enough when it comes to his children), he seizes the change of subject despite the way it remains fairly grim. "Oh shit - I hope you're alright," he says automatically. "And I'm glad it hasn't dampened your motivation, at least. It can be difficult to pick yourself back up after something like that." As for Ronin? "Getting used to calling Torchline home again," he says with a smile. "It's strange, having both more and less time than before. Speaking of, if you ever want to run through some training stuff, I'm happy to help. It's been a hot second, but I never really grew out of it." It being military training.