(se) and so the best that I can do is pray (open)

"Listen, the way this particular newborn was made would surprise you." Ronin snorts, trailing off down the beach with Saiden and soon growing bored of the trek. Gazing up at the sky, he puts his fingers to his lips and whistles, calling down one of the clouds which swoops to hover before them. "Climb on, friend," he says proudly, sinking onto the fuffy nimbus. Once Saiden has settled himself, the nimbus will rise up and start to streak away past the Aumakua, towards the house where Ronin currently lives with the soon-to-be-former Governor. "But of course. Gotta start them young." He grins, before noticing the faltering in the Hali's expression. "Everything okay?" RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.