But my words, like silent raindrops fell

Remi There’s only two mistakes that I have made: Running from the people who could love me best, & trying to fix a world that I can’t change The alchemist rolled his eyes with a light chuckle. "I said you were the best friend I have here, but that is only because I have so few." The alchemist quipped back with a small smile. "So the bar is quite low, don't worry about it." How was he though? That was hard to answer. Responding to what was going on seemed far simpler. "Duchess Aylet—Celosia—was taken. She opened the door downstairs and..." Remi grit his teeth and looked down. "It was why it took us so long to answer for you. We thought it was another trick." Running a hand through his curls, he shrugged miserably. "And when I was upstairs with Isla, there was the strangest sound on the windows...like a tree branch, only there are no trees there."