Hear those bells ring deep in the soul
Chiming away for a moment
Chiming away for a moment
“Doesn’t feel like I have control over much of anything, these days.” Not over his home, not over his relationships - not even over his body, if he can be so easily cast into the unknown. His frown deepens, thumb now brushing with aimless repetition over the splinter’s sharp, jagged edge. Koa is a soldier, trained to follow orders. He isn’t used to having to floating aimlessly, doesn’t know how to find his feet without the guidance of a superior commander.
Which is why he’s come to Ronin, of course. “Part of me feels like I need to go home. Like I’m a coward for not going back and facing them.” His jaw tightens around the word, anger flaring hot beneath his skin. “But another part thinks that if I stay here, I’ll be able to do more to get support. Talk to the leaders, that sort of thing. ‘Cus, like, it’s not like I can do anything, back home. Soh’s already–”
His voice catches in his throat, choking the fearful words. Dead, he can’t bring himself to say. Lost and dead and gone.
Koa clears his throat, swallowing down the bile. ”She’s missing,” the Dragoon finishes gruffly, glowering as the splinter at last breaks his skin. ”And I’ve already seen what happens when I try to stand against them. Hell, if Remi couldn’t face Dahlia, what the fuck am I gonna do?”
Which is why he’s come to Ronin, of course. “Part of me feels like I need to go home. Like I’m a coward for not going back and facing them.” His jaw tightens around the word, anger flaring hot beneath his skin. “But another part thinks that if I stay here, I’ll be able to do more to get support. Talk to the leaders, that sort of thing. ‘Cus, like, it’s not like I can do anything, back home. Soh’s already–”
His voice catches in his throat, choking the fearful words. Dead, he can’t bring himself to say. Lost and dead and gone.
Koa clears his throat, swallowing down the bile. ”She’s missing,” the Dragoon finishes gruffly, glowering as the splinter at last breaks his skin. ”And I’ve already seen what happens when I try to stand against them. Hell, if Remi couldn’t face Dahlia, what the fuck am I gonna do?”
Koa Carpenter
Feel your breath course frankly below
And see life as a worthy opponent
And see life as a worthy opponent
