RONIN
There shouldn’t be anyone near the Spire, but after the strange creature had called out to them, Ronin couldn’t be sure that there weren’t any stragglers. And if there were, the antlered man and his starlight would be there to guide them back home. That was the deal. Vanya’s star for their protection. Do you see, Ludo? Do you see the good in the LongNight? Will it turn your gaze from the sky long enough for an osprey to be saved?
Ronin’s footsteps were far from steady, and whether it was exhaustion or madness was beyond him at this point. His lips moved soundlessly as he walked; he didn’t have to speak out loud all the time, he found, to hear his daughter in the dark. Perhaps a monster had hatched inside his mind, or perhaps some part of him had splintered away and was lost forever in the dark. Either way, Aoife was a constant companion - for his search for survivors was endless, it felt.
Ronin’s footsteps were far from steady, and whether it was exhaustion or madness was beyond him at this point. His lips moved soundlessly as he walked; he didn’t have to speak out loud all the time, he found, to hear his daughter in the dark. Perhaps a monster had hatched inside his mind, or perhaps some part of him had splintered away and was lost forever in the dark. Either way, Aoife was a constant companion - for his search for survivors was endless, it felt.
one more wish for you
