RONIN
"Perhaps we should," Ronin agreed, his voice much more enthusiastic than his body was in the present moment. Still, his smile was bright and energetic - to swim to the sea, indeed. Well, while he might be struggling, he had no doubt that Deimos would be able to do such a thing. Hopefully they could train together more and he could get up to par with the other man. "Anytime. It was a pleasure to train with you - even if I do feel a bit jealous." he said warmly as he found his feet at the side of the bank, smirking down at the other man.
"I most certainly will. I look forward to our next bout - give it a few tries, then we'll head for the sea." Winking and sweeping his damp hair back from his face, Ronin picked his way back up to the dirt path and stretched, waving goodbye to Deimos as he did so. In but a few moments the forest had swallowed him up, just in the same way the Stonesong had when he'd been testing himself against it. It was a long road back to where he'd come from, but he would get there. One day.
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"I most certainly will. I look forward to our next bout - give it a few tries, then we'll head for the sea." Winking and sweeping his damp hair back from his face, Ronin picked his way back up to the dirt path and stretched, waving goodbye to Deimos as he did so. In but a few moments the forest had swallowed him up, just in the same way the Stonesong had when he'd been testing himself against it. It was a long road back to where he'd come from, but he would get there. One day.
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a star in someone else's sky
