[se] so step right out

the lullaby

Love isn't all that it seems
I did you wrong

Instinctively, or perhaps because of his recent visit with Mort, Remi's hands shoot forward to help steady Phoebe, though the Nightingale seems to have her balance under control. Her apology was both exactly what he needed to hear and yet totally lacking, leaving the alchemist feeling a touch hollow and cagey despite his friend's clear efforts to try and smooth things over. "I know you meant well." He says at last, running a hand through his curls which did nothing to smooth them down. "It...I didn't have a lot of patience to spare when I replied to your letter." Which as of right now was about the closest to an apology as Phoebe was going to get from him.

Behind him, Enzo blurbles, unhappy that the unicorn was gone but interested in Phoebe (her long hair, specifically) just the same. Turning, Remi's expression instantly softening and melting, he sighs. "Would you like to meet them?" He asks, turning his head over his shoulder and already knowing what Phoebe's answer would be.

"This is Enzo." He says of his son, before looking toward the boy's sister, still trying to grasp the jingle bug. "And this is Flora."

I'll stay here with you
Until this dream is gone

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!