we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
"You think I don't know that as well?" Ronin says quietly, raising his eyebrows at her despite the sudden flare in her temper. "I co-ruled in the Grounds when your father and I were first thrown here to Caido. And I was on his council when he ruled here, and in the Greatwood. I held Stormbreak right up to the war - I know exactly how it is to have everyone looking to you for answers, and to be the example. I know how it is to dig through the rubble for bodies of people who depended on me."
Straightening up from the counter and setting his mug down, Ronin inhales deeply and lets it out again. "I didn't ask you to stop fighting, besides. I can respect your decision - you're a grown woman and a queen of a region, of course I can. But similarly, I can ask you not to treat your life so flippantly just because you're gifted with the privilege of second chances. You're no good to anyone dead, Flora, even if it's for less than 24 hours at a time."
His jaw feathers, only briefly, before Ronin nods. "I'll help to build you a boat - and I'm sure Remi will too, when I explain things to him. And I won't go back into the fight. If you're stuck outside Haulani, at least you'll have us with you."
Straightening up from the counter and setting his mug down, Ronin inhales deeply and lets it out again. "I didn't ask you to stop fighting, besides. I can respect your decision - you're a grown woman and a queen of a region, of course I can. But similarly, I can ask you not to treat your life so flippantly just because you're gifted with the privilege of second chances. You're no good to anyone dead, Flora, even if it's for less than 24 hours at a time."
His jaw feathers, only briefly, before Ronin nods. "I'll help to build you a boat - and I'm sure Remi will too, when I explain things to him. And I won't go back into the fight. If you're stuck outside Haulani, at least you'll have us with you."
THE WHITE KNIGHT
and continue fighting
