[Training] addicted to pain

ronin A man unwilling to fight for what he wants deserves what he gets Ronin scoffed to his friend, and nodded in agreement. "Babies, small dragons, alchemists. I have found it is a universal way to make people laugh." He shrugged; at least he would always be a source of entertainment for his friends and family, he supposed. "How are your boys, anyway?" he asked, realising that with everything that had happened, he had quite neglected to ask about Roana and her family. Her masochistic tendencies notwithstanding, Ronin was still appreciative of her efforts to help him with his form and to cheer him on, so to speak, throughout the course of their run. He thought he'd taken more breaks on this outing alone than he would have done in the past few months of running, but one had to start somewhere. "Aye, I hope you're right about that. I've already been broken once as a greenhorn, hopefully my body gets the message quicker this time." He grinned. More than a touch relieved that her explanation gave him a chance to focus solely on running, Ronin was still frowning softly as he heard her out. The Voice, ascended to godhood by her own power alone, to create her own race of Ascended... it did sound very... well. Very Northaveny, if Ronin was honest about it. That was just the tip of this shitstorm of an iceberg, however, and his steps slowed and faltered for a reason entirely different to needing a break. They had freed this power hungry force, by bringing down the barrier? They had caused pain to a land which had tried to protect its people, had played right into the hands of the Voice this whole time? He felt a little sick, honestly, shaking his head in disbelief. "But... Safrin..." Safrin had guided him, had directed him and trusted him to carry out her task. As one of the old gods, should she not have been against the Voice and her release? Swallowing hard, he nodded instantly to Roana's suggestion. "You're right," he said. "This might not have been our war before. But we involved ourselves, and we'd better pull our weight when it matters most."