RONIN
THE FALLEN STAR
The moment he heard that Seren didn't know how to swim, Ronin stepped up beside her at the water's edge, keeping a warm hand on her shoulder to make sure she was steady. "Swimming is fun, but the water can be dangerous if you don't know how. Once we're finished here, we'll go to the shallows along the coast and I'll give you a lesson, okay?" He smiled. The last thing he needed was for her to end up in trouble in the water, especially with how she liked to wander off.
But back to the L'ma. "Not very sad," he assured her. "The L'ma used to be a big, beautiful bird. But it was cast down into the ocean without its wings. Nobody knows why." Or perhaps they did, but Ronin had never met anyone who knew the whole story. "So now, it has to swim around forever, instead of being up in the sky. But," and here his voice took on a hushed tone - this was where the adventure lay. "They say it lives at the bottom of this deep pool. If you get the shiniest and best stone you can, you can throw it into the pool and make a wish. The L'ma will grant the wishes of those who threw the prettiest stones. Or so they say."
But back to the L'ma. "Not very sad," he assured her. "The L'ma used to be a big, beautiful bird. But it was cast down into the ocean without its wings. Nobody knows why." Or perhaps they did, but Ronin had never met anyone who knew the whole story. "So now, it has to swim around forever, instead of being up in the sky. But," and here his voice took on a hushed tone - this was where the adventure lay. "They say it lives at the bottom of this deep pool. If you get the shiniest and best stone you can, you can throw it into the pool and make a wish. The L'ma will grant the wishes of those who threw the prettiest stones. Or so they say."
now don’t you lose hope
I swear I never dream that we’re alone
I swear I still believe but I don’t know
