devils in the canyon

took a fall from a windy height

Mateo is in Vai's arms and lost in one of the witch's stories in no time. Though the rain has let up, the weather still isn't ideal for what the two men now go to do; Remi knows he won't be able to keep this secret for very long, though. So they walk with the eyes of the Greatwood on them until the alchemist can't contain the knowledge of what he's been told any longer.

"I am going to tell you something, and it is going to make you angry." Remi prefaces as they walk through the moss. Is his accent intentionally thicker, or is this how he sounds now, given his conversation days ago with the Star? "And then I am going to tell you something else that you will probably be too angry to care about. So you are going to take that anger out on the tree, and then we will see where we stand." So saying, the alchemist halts, holding a hand out for his husband.

i only knew how to hold on tight
& pray for love enough to last all night

Ronin, soaked through from his game of hide and seek with Mateo, meanders through the Greatwood in vibrant spirits indeed. His dark, wet hair is swept back out of his face, and he thoughtfully chews a sprig of peppermint bark as they stroll, glancing up only when his husband draws his attention. Truthfully, Ronin has been thinking more about pulling Remi close or taking his hand so they can swing them, or pinning him against a tree to make out. So to hear that he's about to be made angry is... well. He can't help but smile. "You always make the most compelling cases for going out and looking for Wicker Woman sap," he murmurs around the bark, reaching out to let his fingers close around his husband's. "Alright, then. Let's get this done." Ronin has no doubt that what Remi says is true - by now, he is just content to let things happen. He can't stop it, after all. RONIN if there's one thing i'm good at, it's surviving