RONIN
Wait.
If not for the simplicity in the plea, he might have left. But Amalia's words halted Ronin in his steps, the hunter turning slowly back towards the counter to face her. He didn't know what he ought to expect - more questions? More wondering why him and not someone else? Someone who deserved it more?
But no. It was just a smile, tentative and hopeful, and a reminder of the reason he was there in the first place. Trying on a smile back, awkward as it might be at first, he gently nodded and stepped back up to the counter opposite the baker. "Alright," he said. "That sounds good. I'm sure Remi and Aoife will enjoy them."
If not for the simplicity in the plea, he might have left. But Amalia's words halted Ronin in his steps, the hunter turning slowly back towards the counter to face her. He didn't know what he ought to expect - more questions? More wondering why him and not someone else? Someone who deserved it more?
But no. It was just a smile, tentative and hopeful, and a reminder of the reason he was there in the first place. Trying on a smile back, awkward as it might be at first, he gently nodded and stepped back up to the counter opposite the baker. "Alright," he said. "That sounds good. I'm sure Remi and Aoife will enjoy them."
