The white sheep of the family
Loren shrugged. "I am, actually." The words came out softly, barely audible over the lapping waves.
Unlike Remi, the healer remained upright. It made it easier to keep taking long drinks of whatever it was he was drinking, which he did. "Kind of my point." He waved the bottle vaguely. Then he snorted. "So make new vows." The suggestion was made without much sympathy for the alchemist's words.
In fact, the Launceleyn had so little sympathy that he actually turned to punch the other man in the arm. Gently, of course. "Martyrdom and self-pity are my things, thank you very much." Loren's tone was more than a bit annoyed. "So I know enough to hear it in someone else. What part of you don't get to decide for him was hard to understand?"
Finally he lay back on the sand. He rested the bottom of the bottle on his chest. "Who cares what you think of yourself? You're his everything. And we both know how rare that is." For a moment his eyes grew haunted, so he took another sip, though he had to lift his head up to do it. Coughing a little, he wiped his mouth.
Unlike Remi, the healer remained upright. It made it easier to keep taking long drinks of whatever it was he was drinking, which he did. "Kind of my point." He waved the bottle vaguely. Then he snorted. "So make new vows." The suggestion was made without much sympathy for the alchemist's words.
In fact, the Launceleyn had so little sympathy that he actually turned to punch the other man in the arm. Gently, of course. "Martyrdom and self-pity are my things, thank you very much." Loren's tone was more than a bit annoyed. "So I know enough to hear it in someone else. What part of you don't get to decide for him was hard to understand?"
Finally he lay back on the sand. He rested the bottom of the bottle on his chest. "Who cares what you think of yourself? You're his everything. And we both know how rare that is." For a moment his eyes grew haunted, so he took another sip, though he had to lift his head up to do it. Coughing a little, he wiped his mouth.
Will blood tell
