They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
”Ah yes, that would do it.” Loren could see how the rebels would enjoy seeing the son of the ruler making a fool of himself. However, after seeing Sunjata’s skills in the woods, the summoner was pretty sure the battles weren’t completely one-sided. After listening to the odd words fall from the other man’s lips, the Launceleyn grinned and shook his head. ”Nope. Still bad.” It was actually a pretty language, which Loren would admit if pressed.
The woman’s name was unfamiliar, and Loren shrugged. ”I don’t know her. You’ll have to introduce us some time.” Some time when everything wasn’t falling apart, that was, if a time such as that ever came. However, as Sunjata spoke about his people’s customs, the faint smile slipped from the summoner’s lips. ”That’s terrible.” Hesitating, the Launceleyn found his leg tapping anxiously and stilled it. ”It’s awful what people will do, parents will do, in the name of making their children strong.” Loren knew more than he ever wanted to about horrors like that. Smiling sadly at the other man’s admission that he didn’t want kids, the summoner couldn’t help but think about how he’d never even considered the question before being saddled with Beatrix and Jace. ”How does Lusea feel about that?”
”I’d drink to that, if I had anything left to drink. Even though I can’t swim.” He was trying his best to recover the good cheer from earlier, though he wasn’t sure how successful he was. It was hard in the face of what they’d been discussing earlier.
The woman’s name was unfamiliar, and Loren shrugged. ”I don’t know her. You’ll have to introduce us some time.” Some time when everything wasn’t falling apart, that was, if a time such as that ever came. However, as Sunjata spoke about his people’s customs, the faint smile slipped from the summoner’s lips. ”That’s terrible.” Hesitating, the Launceleyn found his leg tapping anxiously and stilled it. ”It’s awful what people will do, parents will do, in the name of making their children strong.” Loren knew more than he ever wanted to about horrors like that. Smiling sadly at the other man’s admission that he didn’t want kids, the summoner couldn’t help but think about how he’d never even considered the question before being saddled with Beatrix and Jace. ”How does Lusea feel about that?”
”I’d drink to that, if I had anything left to drink. Even though I can’t swim.” He was trying his best to recover the good cheer from earlier, though he wasn’t sure how successful he was. It was hard in the face of what they’d been discussing earlier.
LOREN
