Samuel
Hope for the best
Prepare for the worst
"Mateo...that's a lovely name. I hope I can meet him someday." Sam smiled. He'd never really had a chance to see Remi as a father under normal circumstances. He hoped that as much as Caido would allow, he'd get a chance to be a family man in the best of circumstances for a while. Prepare for the worst
It was often easy to forget that his friends and acquaintances were Demi-Gods, the title so grand it felt like it could not possibly apply to anyone he knew, who still spoke, walked and lived like anyone else. "Oh, I see. ...I think I heard something about them being very devout there." And, he was sure, very disdainful of the Ascended as a result. "What are they asking you to do?"
He'd almost forgotten, during a for once pleasant conversation, that he'd mentioned leaving Torchline and paused for a moment as he was reminded, a frown appearing on his features. "Yes. It's been a difficult season and...some things have happened that make it hard for me to stay." He didn't elaborate more, though the way his fingers pressed hard into the stone of the wall and his eyes couldn't quite meet Remis would speak to the nature of the events.
Wait all your life to see what you see
