the dark star
"Oh?" That surprises him, though she offers a more than reasonable explanation as she continues to speak. "Outlander experts," Ronin echoes, seeming to enjoy the prospect of such a job. "Did they meet many Outlanders, in their time?" he asks. Then Tobi is scolding him and he shoots her an apologetic smile, settling back against the pillows to let her get on with it. And there doesn't seem to be a cracked rib, and if there is, it's neglect rather than bravery that makes Ronin not notice enough to tell her.
"When you've been walking around dead for while, things like broken bones feel weirdly normal," he says. "Though they still hurt like a bitch when they happen."
Chewing at the inside of his lip, he shakes his head almost imperceptibly in response to her question. No, not the war. "Couldn't care less about war," he mutters. "We've just had a son. And we were... travelling Caido. Free, for the first time in years. It's hard, to be apart from each other. I'm worried about him."
"When you've been walking around dead for while, things like broken bones feel weirdly normal," he says. "Though they still hurt like a bitch when they happen."
Chewing at the inside of his lip, he shakes his head almost imperceptibly in response to her question. No, not the war. "Couldn't care less about war," he mutters. "We've just had a son. And we were... travelling Caido. Free, for the first time in years. It's hard, to be apart from each other. I'm worried about him."
a monster in my heart
a ghost inside my chest
a ghost inside my chest
RONIN
