the dark star
"I was more surprised at the manticore than the pumpkin. I am getting used to such things now, believe it or not." Ronin grinned; learning that your lover could turn into a lion-eagle-scorpion the size of a car trumped whatever giant vegetable was bounding through the Grounds. Narrowing his eyes at Bastien playfully and giving him a nudge at his teasing, he figured his agreement regarding the monsters did not need to be said outright; instead, he looked to Rexanna to confirm whatever she did or did not see.
Falling to a halt beside the Queen, he raised a brow at the seemingly innocuous wall. "Something there? How exciting. Would you like me to blast a hole in it?" Then, glancing to Bastien, he chuckled. "Not something in my repertoire I'm afraid. I can make it possible to see in the dark, at least."
Indeed, concentrating briefly on what he essentially considered good thoughts (Remi, the happy memories of his daughter, times of peace), Ronin began to pulse with starlight, illuminating the cave around them. "Not my finest parlour trick, but it does the job."
Falling to a halt beside the Queen, he raised a brow at the seemingly innocuous wall. "Something there? How exciting. Would you like me to blast a hole in it?" Then, glancing to Bastien, he chuckled. "Not something in my repertoire I'm afraid. I can make it possible to see in the dark, at least."
Indeed, concentrating briefly on what he essentially considered good thoughts (Remi, the happy memories of his daughter, times of peace), Ronin began to pulse with starlight, illuminating the cave around them. "Not my finest parlour trick, but it does the job."
a monster in my heart
a ghost inside my chest
a ghost inside my chest
RONIN
