I swear I still believe but I don't know
Ronin held out a hand as well, but his seemed intended to keep the alchemist at bay, and as Remi stepped forward the hunter stepped back, as if they were still dancing this dance of predator-prey. "It's fine," he said through a tight voice, making it all too clear that it wasn't fine at all, and he wanted nothing more than to be alone with the night and the stars now. "It... yeah. It definitely showed."
Swallowing hard and taking another step back, Ronin rolled his shoulders as if there was a stiffness there; from the exertion, from the transformation, he didn't know. "Safrin said she would be able to get Vanya back down from the sky, if I was able to appease Ludo," he mumbled. "That way she could go and be with Mort, like she's supposed to be. That's it. That's all. In exchange I have to protect the Grounds at LongNight. I didn't... I just didn't know how to turn back into myself, that was all I needed."
Swallowing hard and taking another step back, Ronin rolled his shoulders as if there was a stiffness there; from the exertion, from the transformation, he didn't know. "Safrin said she would be able to get Vanya back down from the sky, if I was able to appease Ludo," he mumbled. "That way she could go and be with Mort, like she's supposed to be. That's it. That's all. In exchange I have to protect the Grounds at LongNight. I didn't... I just didn't know how to turn back into myself, that was all I needed."
the dark star
