we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
"Definitely Sunjata. We all know how good he is with words," Ronin says, quick as you like, and though his mischievous smile is entirely for himself, Flora will be able to hear it in his tone. "Truthfully I'd prefer to ask for something I could fight with. It's been... a lot, to be reduced to a glorified revivify feather, important though it might be," he admits.
Painting a few more strokes into his decorations, only as he sits back again does Ronin realise that Flora has tip-toed her way closer, the Knight stiffening at first before relaxing into the sudden hug she pressed against his back. "It's what parents are for, Flora." He smiles. And I've lost enough kids without wrecking things for the ones I have left. "That may be true now, for me and your Dad, but you know as well as I do that it wasn't always the case."
Turning to hook an arm around her and kiss her forehead, Ronin gives her a squeeze in return before releasing her. "Now, if you want to understand more what love looks like, you'll take pity on me and pick up a paintbrush to help. But, you know, if you suddenly have very important things to do, I suppose I'll understand."
Painting a few more strokes into his decorations, only as he sits back again does Ronin realise that Flora has tip-toed her way closer, the Knight stiffening at first before relaxing into the sudden hug she pressed against his back. "It's what parents are for, Flora." He smiles. And I've lost enough kids without wrecking things for the ones I have left. "That may be true now, for me and your Dad, but you know as well as I do that it wasn't always the case."
Turning to hook an arm around her and kiss her forehead, Ronin gives her a squeeze in return before releasing her. "Now, if you want to understand more what love looks like, you'll take pity on me and pick up a paintbrush to help. But, you know, if you suddenly have very important things to do, I suppose I'll understand."
THE WHITE KNIGHT
and continue fighting
