in these wild, wild woods

REMI

the lullaby

walk me home in the dead of night

The paths might move and the trees might shift around when they are not closely watched, but no matter the change in the Greatwood, Remi will always know the way to the cottage. Perhaps it's an unspoken agreement between he and the Woods, or perhaps the Woods simply aren't in the mood to have limbs torn from trees by a lost manticore.

Whatever the answer might be, Remi comes upon the cottage in the rain with no difficulty. He hasn't prepared for the weather, but then, he rarely does. If the pitter-patter of water on leaves and boughs masks his arrival, he makes no attempt to rectify it with a called-out greeting. Instead, he brushes through a wild tangle of basil to wrap his arms around the witch diligently working on wrangling her herbs into some semblance of order.

"Mi dispiace così tanto." He whispers under his breath, finding himself muttering in Italian all the more since his conversation with Ronin. "Ronin and Mateo are—" Nodding over his shoulder meaning to gesture behind him, Remi just wraps his arms all the more tightly around Vai, his wet curls buried against the side of her neck. "I've missed you so much."

because i can't be alone with all that's on my mind

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!