every bait and switch was a work of art
Safrin doesn't answer of course, waiting for him to feel the shift in his bones. Smiling once she sees the recognition of fire and flight, the goddess reaches up to softly stroke the backs of her fingers against his cheek once more. "Keep me in your light, always." A simple enough request surely, though one which is laced with a wellspring of implications. Never turn your back on me, being prime among them. But he would betray her again. She knew this implicitly; so long as the Lullaby was in Ronin's life, Safrin would never come first. And so there was only one thing to be done.
He mentions the Order, and a small and unhappy hum slips from her lips before she pulls in a breath. "War is brewing, and it will be here before we are ready for it, no matter how much we plan. We were caught unawares last time and I fear much the same will occur this go around...but perhaps it needn't be so...Whatever your thoughts about the Order and its Eye, they are poised and blessed by Mort, Vi, and Rae. But...perhaps some changes are in order..." To this she doesn't give further context, merely shrugging her shoulders as she gazes up at him.
"I have seen you work wonders in this world, and in others. Make the Order strong, that you might one day be able to live out a life of your own making."
He mentions the Order, and a small and unhappy hum slips from her lips before she pulls in a breath. "War is brewing, and it will be here before we are ready for it, no matter how much we plan. We were caught unawares last time and I fear much the same will occur this go around...but perhaps it needn't be so...Whatever your thoughts about the Order and its Eye, they are poised and blessed by Mort, Vi, and Rae. But...perhaps some changes are in order..." To this she doesn't give further context, merely shrugging her shoulders as she gazes up at him.
"I have seen you work wonders in this world, and in others. Make the Order strong, that you might one day be able to live out a life of your own making."
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
