we'd play with shields made of stone

REMI

the bastion

Darling, you never could scare me
Set me ablaze like you do

Unable to help it, Remi's thoughts filtered through the various ways Everest might catch Isla off-guard; a needle from her own clinic stabbed into her neck to render her unconscious, a pillow over her head while she was asleep, poison in her food. Feeling himself tense as if his body thought he might somehow defend her against the images flashing through his mind, Remi ground his teeth together in a silent command his body was disinclined to heed.

"I wonder if I flew very fast..." Or perhaps if Ronin did, given that he was the faster of them; could they get Everest in and out of the hot springs before violet hell descended down upon them? "You know you can always come here, and that I will always come to you if you need anything." He murmurs, interrupting his own swirl of thoughts to focus his gaze down at her.

"I know you'd mentioned that he'd been staying with you, but...do you think that's still wise? Though I suppose if you were to ask him to go that might encourage the Family to use him if they feel his cover is blown, but.." Gods, the thought of Isla sharing her bed with, according to Sunjata, an actual monster, had every imperfect and predatory instinct in Remi's body on high alert.

I'd walk over coals in my bare feet
If that gets me closer to you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!