See true, see far

Ronin grinned broadly at Remi's comment, reaching out to further grasp his shoulders as if to prevent him from tipping over and onto the kitchen floor. "In truth, I've not had a deck of cards to play with since the stone cat in Northaven," he murmured. "I used one of them as a grave marker for a friend, and it made the rest of the deck a bit redundant." He shrugged. I'm more of a hearts man, he'd told Harlow on their first meeting. Shame that cards didn't have a suit of stars, really. His smile faded into something warmer as he met Remi's gaze, the guildmaster sighing and giving his shoulders a squeeze. "Well, here I am. I thought turning up naked on the doorstep was quite my style," he said, chuckling. "But still. While I hope you never need to have such an invention, I appreciate it all the same..." Green met blue, and Ronin's expression softened further as he beheld the alchemist before him. Remi, who had come to his rescue after Vanya's death, who had been spat into this world with little to nothing, yet still more than when he had lived in Northaven. Who had tried to make things better for those around him, and had been rewarded with curses, with loss, with trauma. Ronin let out a long sigh, leaning in to rest his forehead against the other man's. (It was almost a headbutt, but luckily he slowed himself down in time). "Would that I knew about all those demons in that head of yours," he mumbled. "At least then you wouldn't be fighting alone." ronin the long and lonesome road