[DROP] No time like the present

Archebold had watched all of this with some less than subtle amusement. As the creature addressed the young woman, Archebold grinned at the sight of Ronin and his rather...pedestrian looking significant other, or at least he assumed that's who Vanya was. "It's a funny thing Ronin..." Archebold called out as he tapped his walking stick over to the pair offering a cordial bow his Vanya though still addressing Ronin. "...how fate seems to just, work things out for us. One moment I was set to string the whole lot of you up like sacks of feed, to tap at my convenience, all for the sake of freedom. Yet here we are, a whole new world, with new opportunities. I've attained my freedom and not a single drop needed to be wasted." Golden lionshead knob rolled within his palm as he glanced down to Vanya's stomach and slid his eyes over to Ronin with a smile. "I suppose congratulations are in order...you lost what was to believed as the remnants of your family back in Northhaven, and gain another here...you're not alone after all. You should embrace this new life, this new opportunity Ronin. There is so much to live for." Archebold winked as he glanced over toward the creature. "I do not look to squander this gift of a second chance..." He muttered quietly to Ronin before addressing the creature. "I would...what is faith worth having if not blind?" He was calling Ronin's bluff, had the man truly felt capable of leaping at the promise of not being harmed, so would Archebold. archebold Death is not a defeat. It is a cure.