RONIN
the white knight
you and I burned out our steam
"Neither is choosing to fight over choosing to keep someone I love safe. Not when I know what will happen if I do," Ronin points out. "Haulani is a big place. You can have an indefinite party with all of your friends in there, if that's what you wanted. What use is making a safe place from The Family if no one uses it?" He holds his tongue about Sunjata and Hotaru at least - as demigods in their own right, it doesn't really matter what Flora does or doesn't do. They've been in the firing line since day one.
Shaking his head softly, as if already knowing the likelihood of Flora changing her mind or yielding even slightly is as good as snow falling in the Oerwoud Ronin's shoulders sag and he rises to his feet. "One day," he says quietly, "you might have a kid of your own. And if you do, I hope you never have to feel like this." His wings spread once again, as if he's planning to depart - because what's left to say after I'm telling you I'm not going.
"You channel us the second anyone from The Family shows up." It isn't a request. "You don't hesitate."
Shaking his head softly, as if already knowing the likelihood of Flora changing her mind or yielding even slightly is as good as snow falling in the Oerwoud Ronin's shoulders sag and he rises to his feet. "One day," he says quietly, "you might have a kid of your own. And if you do, I hope you never have to feel like this." His wings spread once again, as if he's planning to depart - because what's left to say after I'm telling you I'm not going.
"You channel us the second anyone from The Family shows up." It isn't a request. "You don't hesitate."
chasing someone else's dream
