Desperado

"You know that I would, Remi. Even if I thought it was good for you, I'd tell you." Vai's voice was reassurring and she gave him a gentle squeeze before sitting back so she could take up her tea once more, offering Remi his cup as if to remind him that it was there. Her smile became crooked, and she bowed her head in concession to his point. "Alright," she said, "that Ludo does have a habit of tricking you. It seems like quite a difficult entity to pin down. Its motives... sometimes they seem clear and sometimes not." Rubbing at her forehead, Vai shrugged. "I think I have had quite enough of these gods," she said airily. "I much preferred it when they were polite enough to stay in my stories." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe