I swear I still believe but I don't know
Ronin shouldn't feel himself sighing in relief at leaving the rest of the world to burn for the sake of his family, but there's some thread of tension within him that finally relaxes at knowing their circle of responsibility has narrowed down to their nearest and dearest. His shoulders relax as best they're able given his injuries, and he carefully gets himself on his feet so Remi might slip his arms around him. "Far be it for me to risk your wrath for the sake of a stroll out to the fountain," he agrees with a tired smile, his fingers trickling down over the back of the Bastion's neck.
Accepting the rest of the water and drinking it in one smooth movement - the lacerations on his shoulder close enough to stop bleeding but they still seem pretty nasty - he sets the canteen back down and sighs to hear about Halo and Deimos. "The truth," he says with complete candidness. "The Family threatened ours, and if we don't stay out of things, they're going to kill our children over and over again, until we have no means to bring them back."
It's hard to say it again, Ronin frowning down at the canteen. "...We can still be here for Torchline. And for our friends in any other way they need," he says, as if suddenly worried that they will lose their grip on the world and all the important things in it if they don't remind themselves of what they can still do.
Accepting the rest of the water and drinking it in one smooth movement - the lacerations on his shoulder close enough to stop bleeding but they still seem pretty nasty - he sets the canteen back down and sighs to hear about Halo and Deimos. "The truth," he says with complete candidness. "The Family threatened ours, and if we don't stay out of things, they're going to kill our children over and over again, until we have no means to bring them back."
It's hard to say it again, Ronin frowning down at the canteen. "...We can still be here for Torchline. And for our friends in any other way they need," he says, as if suddenly worried that they will lose their grip on the world and all the important things in it if they don't remind themselves of what they can still do.
the white knight
