the dark star
Her hands brushing across his cheeks, sliding into his hair... it felt exhausting, like it was permission for him to finally be as tired as he felt. But her words were something else, they had Ronin’s eyes peeling back open, trying to find Safrin’s gaze and the source of fear in her voice. The breath he let out was a shuddering thing, and he tried to speak, only to find his voice caught once or twice.
”I... I don’t know,” he whispered, shaking his head helplessly. ”I saved... as many as I could, I...” Ronin didn’t know if he was trying to justify himself or apologise. ”I was there all week. But I couldn’t protect them all.” The baby, her father, Rexanna, the boy in the Spire... each one was a scar on him now, like the others.
”I... I don’t know,” he whispered, shaking his head helplessly. ”I saved... as many as I could, I...” Ronin didn’t know if he was trying to justify himself or apologise. ”I was there all week. But I couldn’t protect them all.” The baby, her father, Rexanna, the boy in the Spire... each one was a scar on him now, like the others.
a monster in my heart
a ghost inside my chest
a ghost inside my chest
RONIN
