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"It doesn't count when you get people's clothes off as part of a medical exam," Ronin drawls, his grin returning as she finally seems to get on board with it, and he gives her a playful little jostle as he leads them ever further towards the moorings where the sky boats are tethered. "Well duh. You don't want to go riding on like... a sky canoe, do you?" He raises his eyebrows at her as if to say no, I didn't think so. Still, her reluctance is difficult not to notice, and as she concedes with a caveat, Ronin dutifully slows his steps and glances down at her. His expression softens a bit to hear her explain, the Star subconsciously leading them a bit away from the edge now as well. "I'm sorry to hear that," he murmurs; well, if there's anything to take wind out of one's sails, it's death. "You don't need to be afraid with me," he says warmly. "If anything happens, I can always call a cloud down and get us whisked off home." TALIESIN they said it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me