turning into something caustic

Ronin felt the awkwardness and gave his friend an apologetic smile, glancing back to Seren and offering his hand out instead. "I think that might be best - Jata is a friend, but not the kind we hold hands with unless we have to, okay?" He winked at the girl, letting them fall in line beside his guildmaster so Jata could shield Seren with the canopy of feathers from his arm. Raising an eyebrow as the other man actually confirmed himself to be a pirate, Ronin allowed himself a small smile as they headed out and into the rain. "Well, now that's all cleared up, let's get some breakfast. I know a few stalls that sell hot soup this early. Does that sound good?" RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.