leaving footprints to remind us

the lullaby

And if the sky grows heavy
wrap your arms around me tight; we'll be alright

I might not have many more chances, he nearly says of flattering her, but instead cages the words behind a smile. Isla doesn't need his grief to coat the rest of their conversation. He'll find a way to expel it somehow, on his own and in some violent manner against a tree or the side of a cliff. It might even be a good excuse for Ronin to blast him with his abilities, if only to serve to take Remi's mind off of things. For Isla it was a new beginning, whereas for the alchemist it was an ending. But that wasn't hers to deal with, as she correctly had said earlier.

"Well, you are very good at putting things back together. And you have had practice on him already if his arm is anything to go by." Remi points out with a half-smirk. "Besides, anyone who is not willing look past what you have been through in the past few days is an idiot." Releasing her that he might point at himself, Remi's smirk widens completely now. "Case in point."

If the ground gives way beneath us,
If we should fall to pieces
Find me where I first found you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!