the wounds are open and bleeding out
Locking themselves away in the illusion sounded just fine to Ronin,l; he hadn’t even questioned the new magic this time. Remi’s skills continued to grow in leaps and bounds bordering on the godlike, and no sooner had Ronin made a mental note of one new magic or Attuned shift, another one appeared.
Leaning a hand against the washbasin, he sighed and gave his husband a sad smile. ”I saw her here,” he confessed. ”At first I thought I was seeing things, so I ignored it. It wouldn’t surprise me to imagine people where there aren’t any. Then when I realised it must be Roana, I felt it would cause more trouble to draw attention to her. No one reported her missing, did they? The first time I’d seen her approach anyone was when she ran outside...”
And look how that had ended. ”I don’t have any idea how she got here, though.”
Leaning a hand against the washbasin, he sighed and gave his husband a sad smile. ”I saw her here,” he confessed. ”At first I thought I was seeing things, so I ignored it. It wouldn’t surprise me to imagine people where there aren’t any. Then when I realised it must be Roana, I felt it would cause more trouble to draw attention to her. No one reported her missing, did they? The first time I’d seen her approach anyone was when she ran outside...”
And look how that had ended. ”I don’t have any idea how she got here, though.”
THE
FALLEN STAR
