the white knight
"Yeah, it's been... rough, to say the least, to sit this out," Ronin agrees, his apology heavy in his tone as he lets his fingers trail absently along the surface of the water, eyes dropping to frown at the ripples that warble out from his touch. He's heard it before, that he's more than what the gods have bestowed upon him, the Knight offering a small smile that doesn't really hit right, but nonetheless nodding. At least Hadama's follow up questions are ones he thinks he stands a chance at answering, and Ronin finally looks up at the Tidebreaker.
"Our focus needs to stay on Starfall," he says quietly. "The Family are playing with us, as far as I can see, dragging our concentration away from that island wherever they can. The more we focus on playing tug of war with the void here, the less we're paying attention to whatever is growing under Starfall. If it were me, I'd be drilling down into that place every chance I got." He doesn't expect the words to come out as fiercely as they do, Ronin frowning and forcing himself to relax again.
"Our focus needs to stay on Starfall," he says quietly. "The Family are playing with us, as far as I can see, dragging our concentration away from that island wherever they can. The more we focus on playing tug of war with the void here, the less we're paying attention to whatever is growing under Starfall. If it were me, I'd be drilling down into that place every chance I got." He doesn't expect the words to come out as fiercely as they do, Ronin frowning and forcing himself to relax again.
i'm almost me again
she's almost you
she's almost you
RONIN
