i want my life to look like sunflowers and leather

NIKI

"Yes, I believe that is the technical term for it," Niki says with a nod of his head. "I can reanimate the bodies of creatures that have passed on. Small creatures, granted, and it is only reanimation - there is nothing of the soul inside. It is a sort of false life, for a time," he explains. "The reason I fell onto the riverbank was because I was trying to test the range of my ability, and I reached too far out. I had succeeded in bringing back a sparrow by the time you arrived and spotted my cane."

For all the clever ways Flora believes Niki can make things work, apparently self-preservation has not yet made itself a priority when it comes to his allocation of resources. "Be that as it may, I am both better suited and more interested in metalwork," he says, noddiing in acknowledgement of her continued compliments, despite having no interest in creating a high powered crossbow or a woodcutting machine (yet).

Surrendering the tools willingly to Flora, whilst she takes them away to work on her engraving, he removes his glasses and rubs at his tired eyes, then begins to meticulously put away the rest of the supplies and equipment. "Hm?" Tilting his head towards the carefully sketched out flower on one of the coins, Niki cocks a smile in her direction. "No, I do not understand," he says, serious but for the playfulness dancing in his gaze. "Please explain it to me further."

stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!