Vervain
”That’s the most sure about yourself you’ve sounded since I started speaking with you,” Vai said affectionately. ”Those ropes are worthy of protecting. Hold the things that are dear to you - hold them tight. That’s what I’ve learned.” She nodded, watching the rain patter against the bubble of nothing around them. ”I’ll give you one thing, though - never have I seen a relationship like yours. Pulled to and fro by gods... it’s like there are four of you participating, instead of two.”
Humming a note of curiosity to herself, Vai absently smoothed out a crease in Remi’s shirt. ”Maybe that’s where both of you could do with some help,” she said. ”Separating your relationship to each other to your obligations to deities. Then it won’t matter where Ronin goes and how you feel. You’ll know that paradise is waiting at home, whenever you open the door.”
Humming a note of curiosity to herself, Vai absently smoothed out a crease in Remi’s shirt. ”Maybe that’s where both of you could do with some help,” she said. ”Separating your relationship to each other to your obligations to deities. Then it won’t matter where Ronin goes and how you feel. You’ll know that paradise is waiting at home, whenever you open the door.”
