can you feel the sun?

the lullaby

I had a dream about a burning house
You were stuck inside, I couldn't get you out

Sunjata's soothing does little to smooth down Remi's hackles, not with what he's just heard and with what he knows of Safrin. The secret that keeps his son living and breathing swells on his tongue and flares in his mind so much so that the alchemist has to block the Flood out altogether lest any part of it warble through their bond.

Ah, it is not so bad. The manticore murmurs, of changing diapers. I am not so sure about that. He is a far more level-headed child than I ever was. The smell of water grows stronger as the roar of the Stonesong fills their ears. Ahead a house boat bobs merrily on the water, anchored below so that it won't drift away.

Home sweet home. Remi says with a relaxed sigh. Ronin is probably inside napping if you care to go and scare him awake.

I lay beside you and pulled you close
And the two of us went up in smoke

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!