endgame

"You know, anything would have been better than letting it happen. Woe betide you for doing what was right - just let Remi exhaust himself to death instead. He told me what happened - Zariah wouldn't let him stop. And you did nothing." He needed to cage his damned tongue and do it quickly before he got hurt, but once that fire had kindled in his belly he found he couldn't quite stop himself. Tilting his head at her, he allowed Sugar to clamber up and onto his shoulder as he considered her with clear wariness. "How can you expect me to trust anything you say? Zariah's gone - and if she isn't? If she's just waiting for someone to fuck up, or watching for any sign of rebellion?" He shrugged. "How am I to know?" RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.