we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
"You seem surprised." The wry smile is audible in Ronin's voice as he leans down to grab up a few empty burlap sacks. Once upon a time he would have been as well, he supposed, but ever since the goddess had plucked away his powers once for his being rude, he'd not put anything past her. Rightly so, as it happened. Turning to toss the sacks into the cart, he glances up and catches Aurelia's troubled expression, offering her a warm smile.
"As am I," he agrees. "And I appreciate you saying as much. Vi has called me his White Knight which, while it's not a title I'd have ever given myself... well, I've been doing my best to live up to it." And sometimes that looks like playing soccer with street urchins, so sue him. "And no, Safrin hasn't been able to touch me since, though I imagine she'd like nothing more. If I ever need support with anything I might have to speak with her, as Vi's herald, but so far so good."
And who knows, perhaps time would heal some of the wounds between them? (Ha, pull the other one Ronin).
Gathering up the rest of the trash he can see, Ronin deposits it into the (now rather full looking) cart and moves to start pushing it back through the square, assuming Aurelia will follow. As for her reminder, he barks out a laugh before pinning her with a look as serious as it is amused. "Never sleep with the gods," he tells her wholeheartedly.
"As am I," he agrees. "And I appreciate you saying as much. Vi has called me his White Knight which, while it's not a title I'd have ever given myself... well, I've been doing my best to live up to it." And sometimes that looks like playing soccer with street urchins, so sue him. "And no, Safrin hasn't been able to touch me since, though I imagine she'd like nothing more. If I ever need support with anything I might have to speak with her, as Vi's herald, but so far so good."
And who knows, perhaps time would heal some of the wounds between them? (Ha, pull the other one Ronin).
Gathering up the rest of the trash he can see, Ronin deposits it into the (now rather full looking) cart and moves to start pushing it back through the square, assuming Aurelia will follow. As for her reminder, he barks out a laugh before pinning her with a look as serious as it is amused. "Never sleep with the gods," he tells her wholeheartedly.
THE WHITE KNIGHT
and continue fighting
