RONIN
kiss your perfect day goodbye
"Mm, it was difficult," Ronin says with ready agreement and a sad nod of his head. "Especially since, at least at first, everything she asked I was more than ready to give. Our purposes were aligned. It was only later that... well, I don't know if I changed or if she did, but I suspect it was me." And that, regrettably, is where their paths had begun to split. Smiling, the expression a little bittersweet, he nonetheless agrees with Elizabeth and her choice of words - escaped is certainly how it had felt in the end.
"Thank you," he says, and he means it. "You know, I don't think I realised how much I needed to have this conversation with someone." Laughing, he'd have raised his glass in a toast if it wasn't for the two of them just this second deciding to stop drinking. And as for Torchline bringing anything else out, Ronin grins and nods towards the bar. "I hear the lemon water is very good, if you want to pace yourself," he quips. "As for me, though, I think I've been out long enough that my husband won't turn me away if I slip home. Don't ask." He winks.
"Thank you," he says, and he means it. "You know, I don't think I realised how much I needed to have this conversation with someone." Laughing, he'd have raised his glass in a toast if it wasn't for the two of them just this second deciding to stop drinking. And as for Torchline bringing anything else out, Ronin grins and nods towards the bar. "I hear the lemon water is very good, if you want to pace yourself," he quips. "As for me, though, I think I've been out long enough that my husband won't turn me away if I slip home. Don't ask." He winks.
because the world is on fire
