"I'm here." Thunder was about right. Ronin had arrived just in time to hear the tail end of the speech Jigano was giving, having forced himself to wait outside for a few minutes to get his head in the game. Was he quite there yet? That remained to be seen, and his expression was dark as he moved to lean against the wall next to Remi.
"Would that you had accepted the role after checking that I would, in fact, be joining you," he murmured. "We held a vote here, not so long ago. I stepped forward reluctantly, because it was necessary - not because I wanted it. I named you an advisor, in good faith. And now you are king, having never even thrown your name out for consideration."
He rubbed at his eyes and shook his head, as if trying to form the words that would summarise what he wanted to get across. "I hope you rule well and justly. I hope you can temper Edrei's more fiery nature. And I hope to every god in this place that Zariah doesn't return for this to bite you in the backside. We have a new king and queen now. It still isn't one we chose - but it is better than the Merciless."
"Would that you had accepted the role after checking that I would, in fact, be joining you," he murmured. "We held a vote here, not so long ago. I stepped forward reluctantly, because it was necessary - not because I wanted it. I named you an advisor, in good faith. And now you are king, having never even thrown your name out for consideration."
He rubbed at his eyes and shook his head, as if trying to form the words that would summarise what he wanted to get across. "I hope you rule well and justly. I hope you can temper Edrei's more fiery nature. And I hope to every god in this place that Zariah doesn't return for this to bite you in the backside. We have a new king and queen now. It still isn't one we chose - but it is better than the Merciless."
