Twilight clung heavily to the air as Safrin emerged from the depths of the cosmos. As she stepped toward the pyre, the linen wrapped around Seren's body suddenly took on a silvery luminescence; a soft, steady glow of starlight that danced along the wood.
Safrin moved with a measured grace, her eyes scanning the gathered mourners. Though Sunjata ’s presence irritated her, she turned her gaze away, letting the bitter memories of his betrayal recede into the background. Instead, her attention drifted toward those who had long earned her favour: Deimos,Hadama, Flora, Jack, and, of course, her cherished children—Calypso, and Nova. To each, she extended a silent pulse of warmth—a shimmering beacon that softened their sorrow, a reminder that even in darkness, her love remained constant.
Her eyes finally fell upon Ronin last, but certainly not least. Without a word, Safrin approached and stood by his side before letting her hand slip down toward his, her fingers reaching to tangle with his own. The starlight that now bathed the scene seemed to echo the weight of her own unspoken grief—a grief that was both infinite and achingly human. Then, in a voice barely above a whisper, Safrin murmured, "Whenever you're ready, sugar." And in that moment Ronin would possess the ability to light their daughter's body ablaze not with flame, but with the heat and light of the stars themselves.
Safrin moved with a measured grace, her eyes scanning the gathered mourners. Though Sunjata ’s presence irritated her, she turned her gaze away, letting the bitter memories of his betrayal recede into the background. Instead, her attention drifted toward those who had long earned her favour: Deimos,
Her eyes finally fell upon Ronin last, but certainly not least. Without a word, Safrin approached and stood by his side before letting her hand slip down toward his, her fingers reaching to tangle with his own. The starlight that now bathed the scene seemed to echo the weight of her own unspoken grief—a grief that was both infinite and achingly human. Then, in a voice barely above a whisper, Safrin murmured, "Whenever you're ready, sugar." And in that moment Ronin would possess the ability to light their daughter's body ablaze not with flame, but with the heat and light of the stars themselves.
