every bait and switch was a work of art
"You know me, Ronin. You know what I am like." Safrin says with shocking honesty, her guards lowering as she gazes at the man before her. "Your jealousy is endearing. Attractive, even." Striding forward, she stretches out a single finger to lift his chin that she might look down on him. "But I will not tolerate you maligning those who come to me for help." She is not so obvious as to clench her jaw or even wrap her fingers around his throat to punctuate his point. Even so, she could not be more clear; boyish brawls she would always tolerate. But talk of leashes and dogs and mistakes? That was unacceptable.
"Of course she has."
Ronin's next question though has Safrin's expression all but melting, a range of emotions warbling across the goddess's perfectly painted features. "Wrong?" Safrin repeats, looking genuinely confused. "Ronin I chose you to be her father. It was the world that was suddenly wrong for her." Angry as she might be, still Ronin is her Star, and she aches for this misunderstanding. "I took her with me that she wouldn't be hurt by this world. Kamaria is..." Well, mortal. "..she isn't under the same strains that Seren will be."
"Of course she has."
Ronin's next question though has Safrin's expression all but melting, a range of emotions warbling across the goddess's perfectly painted features. "Wrong?" Safrin repeats, looking genuinely confused. "Ronin I chose you to be her father. It was the world that was suddenly wrong for her." Angry as she might be, still Ronin is her Star, and she aches for this misunderstanding. "I took her with me that she wouldn't be hurt by this world. Kamaria is..." Well, mortal. "..she isn't under the same strains that Seren will be."
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
