gratuitous violence; unnecessary, satisfying, heartbreaking
"Delicious," Ronin murmurs against his husband's cheek, drawing back enough to offer him a grin that promptly fades at the mention of Judgement Needle. "That is what it's for, yes. But... I don't know why they would come all the way out here when... well. You've seen what lies beneath the falling, under the waves." Bodies and bodies, as far as the eye could see. Potentially from shipwrecks - potentially not.
Ah, but then they are talking about Serious Business, and Ronin takes a second to relax in his husband's arms as they fly, paying little notice to the way the land bleeds into vague colours beneath them. He raises his eyebrows, bemused to hear Remi speak in earnest about things like protecting the Greatwood or moving there, or moving some of the dragoons there.
Mateo is another matter entirely, and anything Ronin was about to say dies on his tongue as he considers their son. "Oh, he says softly, eventually, though he doesn't sound as though he objects to the idea. "I... well. I suppose I would need to speak to Cian - you too, if you're going to take two of his Order members away. And the same with Mateo. He's got a mind of his own now... we should let him decide what he wants."
Ah, but then they are talking about Serious Business, and Ronin takes a second to relax in his husband's arms as they fly, paying little notice to the way the land bleeds into vague colours beneath them. He raises his eyebrows, bemused to hear Remi speak in earnest about things like protecting the Greatwood or moving there, or moving some of the dragoons there.
Mateo is another matter entirely, and anything Ronin was about to say dies on his tongue as he considers their son. "Oh, he says softly, eventually, though he doesn't sound as though he objects to the idea. "I... well. I suppose I would need to speak to Cian - you too, if you're going to take two of his Order members away. And the same with Mateo. He's got a mind of his own now... we should let him decide what he wants."
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