What are this? [OPEN]

remi The higher I climb the farther I fall when I do Lost in thought and his sketches, Remi hardly heard Ronin approach.The man’s admonishment caught him off guard, making the smile he offered the captain lopsided and slightly surprised. “Hello to you too. “ Remi replied with a grin, closing his sketch book and resting his hands on his knees as he gazed up at his friend. The lines of worry and the darkness in Ronin’s gaze was immediately apparent, and a similar shade of worry darkened Remi’s face in response. “I am far enough way I thought. “ Remi replied, gesturing at the distance between he and the Spire, and the decided lack of any monsters. The reminder of the injuries that the captain had sustained made the alchemist wince. Once upon a time seeing Ronin’s exposed body had made him wince as well, but not in quite the same way. “I had hoped to learn more about whatever it is that is going on. One of the locals, Rory, told me a bit about the Spire and the creature. Not enough to know what to make of it all, and I had hoped by studying it perhaps I could learn something more.” Grinning up at the captain, the alchemist shrugged. “Well I’m not alone anymore am I?” He chuckled cheekily, before his expression grew a bit more serious. “What brings you out here Ronin? Come to sketch as well?”