Come, lay with me, if you do not fear what hides in the dark
“There is little I couldn’t do with that blessing,” he agrees, grin boyish and charmed. Surely he will consider it if only because she bids him to. Harper had thrived on structure and purpose in his old world, and admittedly it is a missing piece of his life now; Safrin perfectly fills that void, apparent in his easy acceptance of her suggestions.
When it comes to his own input, that is a far broader question. One that invoked another - what will he be for her? A shield like Amalia? A cosmic star, both guiding and inflamed, the way Ronin is? A blade like Sunjata? It seems wrong to walk paths already trod. None of the items feel right. Something that would be with him at all times, wieldable but familiar. And there is certainly something he knows is familiar. “A staff, maybe one that can break into two? I’m more accustomed to dual-wielding. Could it block them only intentionally, by being struck?” To allow the ability to go undetected while still having a weapon itself. A staff at that - a weapon that is greatly underestimated as is. Offensive, defensive, and unobtrusive. Everything he himself wants to be for her.
When it comes to his own input, that is a far broader question. One that invoked another - what will he be for her? A shield like Amalia? A cosmic star, both guiding and inflamed, the way Ronin is? A blade like Sunjata? It seems wrong to walk paths already trod. None of the items feel right. Something that would be with him at all times, wieldable but familiar. And there is certainly something he knows is familiar. “A staff, maybe one that can break into two? I’m more accustomed to dual-wielding. Could it block them only intentionally, by being struck?” To allow the ability to go undetected while still having a weapon itself. A staff at that - a weapon that is greatly underestimated as is. Offensive, defensive, and unobtrusive. Everything he himself wants to be for her.
