everything has its wonders
There was a lot of talk and very little being said. No sooner had he heard his own name pass from Amalia's lips when a clamour of further voices chipped in with their opinions. Seconded this and war and peace that; his daughter was hypothetically threatened (and his fists clenched hard at the nonchalance with which it was discussed); he was lauded as leader - loved, charismatic and all manner of other buzzwords that left a funny taste in his mouth - and not a moment later swept aside as some delicate king-to-be that needed to kept safe and out of the way.
And it kept going - spies, dissent, secrets, and Ronin pinched at the bridge of his nose and took a long, deep breath in. He recalled a time, once, when he had almost become General of the Storm. He couldn't even remember if he'd wanted it - the responsibilities of the army had already settled on his shoulders like an iron mantle, and it had left him bitter and burning the candle at both ends.
"Give the responsibility to someone else. I don't want it." His voice rang out as a surprise even to himself, and he glanced around the group with sharp blue eyes. "As several of you have kindly pointed out, I have a priority that matters to me more than this rebellion - so thank you for reminding me. If you need anything, let me know. If you want training, that I can do. But I won't be your leader."
Taking another deep breath and feeling suddenly and inexplicably angry with the proceedings, Ronin turned on his heel and left back up the stairs.
{EXIT RONIN}
And it kept going - spies, dissent, secrets, and Ronin pinched at the bridge of his nose and took a long, deep breath in. He recalled a time, once, when he had almost become General of the Storm. He couldn't even remember if he'd wanted it - the responsibilities of the army had already settled on his shoulders like an iron mantle, and it had left him bitter and burning the candle at both ends.
"Give the responsibility to someone else. I don't want it." His voice rang out as a surprise even to himself, and he glanced around the group with sharp blue eyes. "As several of you have kindly pointed out, I have a priority that matters to me more than this rebellion - so thank you for reminding me. If you need anything, let me know. If you want training, that I can do. But I won't be your leader."
Taking another deep breath and feeling suddenly and inexplicably angry with the proceedings, Ronin turned on his heel and left back up the stairs.
{EXIT RONIN}
even darkness and silence
