turning into something caustic

"Of course you can," Ronin told the girl with a smirk. "You can meet her once we have dried off and made the house a bit better for her, okay?" As she went and said her goodbyes Ronin had to stifle his smile, glancing up at Jata with an apology that would always be silent but hopefully always perceived as heartfelt, and he mussed Seren's damp curls when she came to take his hand. "Do you now?" he echoed as they walked from the house, the hunter casting a wave over his shoulder. "Maybe if we get enough done today, we can bring him something for dinner this evening, hm?" he was asking as they left, swallowed up by the rain and the grey day. There was a great deal to do, though, so they had better make a start on it now. ~FIN RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.