the bastion
And if the sky grows heavy
wrap your arms around me tight; we'll be alright
wrap your arms around me tight; we'll be alright
The question claws at him, because if Remi had the answer, if he knew how to undo this, how to fix this, then Aoife wouldn’t have burned on a pyre. Then Mateo wouldn’t flinch at his voice. Then Ronin wouldn’t be on his knees in the sand, grief coiled so tightly in his chest that Remi swears he can feel it like a second heartbeat.
He wants to bleed hope for the Knight, to tell Ronin that they’ll find a way to bring her back, that this isn’t the end, that it can’t be because they won't let it. But the truth settles into his bones before he can even open his mouth, heavy and immovable.
"When the sun rises," he says, his voice quieter than he wants it to be, steadier than he feels, "-you should be at the lighthouse." No doubt Safrin would find him wherever he was the second she was able to, but he'd bet that their future selves would thank them for not encouraging the goddess to appear in their houseboat.
He wants to bleed hope for the Knight, to tell Ronin that they’ll find a way to bring her back, that this isn’t the end, that it can’t be because they won't let it. But the truth settles into his bones before he can even open his mouth, heavy and immovable.
"When the sun rises," he says, his voice quieter than he wants it to be, steadier than he feels, "-you should be at the lighthouse." No doubt Safrin would find him wherever he was the second she was able to, but he'd bet that their future selves would thank them for not encouraging the goddess to appear in their houseboat.
If the ground gives way beneath us,
If we should fall to pieces
Find me where I first found you
If we should fall to pieces
Find me where I first found you
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
