these shallow waters never met what I needed

Vervain

even the darkest night
will end

"Mm... I'm sorry too. I haven't taken a beating like that in a long while. I was much younger too, last time it happened. And I at least managed to get a few punches in back then - can't say as much for now." Vai smiles nonetheless, and as Remi draws her in again, she lets her arms slip around him in a hug that feels more for him this time than the other way around. "Still, I'll heal. There will be scars, but there are always scars. I won't let this get the better of me."

That Ronin is with Sunjata isn't actually that much of a surprise to Vai, the witch peering up at Remi and reaching up to muss at his curls. There's guilt on her face now, and she exhales a long, deep sigh. "I bet Sunny is... I can't believe I thought it was him," she mutters. "How did you figure out it wasn't?" A dangerous question, not that Vai is aware of that.

and the sun
will rise