"You come back every time though, right?" Saiden grinned at Seren. "Then he's either going to figure that out, or he won't. No use worrying over his worrying now, is there?" Clearly his concern for Ronin did not extend that far. Besides, the Dark Star would have to learn that children left sooner or later.
As the rocks began to fall again, Saiden caught them, tugging them towards him with his air magic. It wasn't easy, but he managed to slow them and tip them towards him and snatch them with his hands. Holding them out for her to take back he smiled. "I do. But ships are very dangerous, especially for children. Maybe I can show you when you're older. How's that sound?" His smile deepened. "In the meantime, I'm opening a kitchen on the land, and you can visit that whenever you want. That one's going to be more fun anyway."
Nodding, his smile faded a bit. "I did." Clearing his throat, he straightened a bit. "Vanya was my older sister. I had five siblings, and she was the second oldest. And one of my favorites." He reached out and ruffled the girl's hair. "She was the bookkeeper and mapmaker for my family's ship. But more than that, she raised me until I was old enough to pull my own weight. And she raised the rest of her younger siblings as well." Grinning a bit wistfully, he glanced over at her.
As the rocks began to fall again, Saiden caught them, tugging them towards him with his air magic. It wasn't easy, but he managed to slow them and tip them towards him and snatch them with his hands. Holding them out for her to take back he smiled. "I do. But ships are very dangerous, especially for children. Maybe I can show you when you're older. How's that sound?" His smile deepened. "In the meantime, I'm opening a kitchen on the land, and you can visit that whenever you want. That one's going to be more fun anyway."
Nodding, his smile faded a bit. "I did." Clearing his throat, he straightened a bit. "Vanya was my older sister. I had five siblings, and she was the second oldest. And one of my favorites." He reached out and ruffled the girl's hair. "She was the bookkeeper and mapmaker for my family's ship. But more than that, she raised me until I was old enough to pull my own weight. And she raised the rest of her younger siblings as well." Grinning a bit wistfully, he glanced over at her.
