nights you chase your shadow

the lullaby

Nodding at the mention of Mateo and remaining indifferent on what Halo would do, Remi licks at the melted sugar from one of his fingers with all the grace of some massive predator savouring the remaining gristle off a bone. Shrugging duly at Ludo's interpretation, the alchemist stills as chocolate (and might) are smeared across his forehead. Knowing better than to wipe it off, Remi instead reaches for yet more chocolate and hands it across the fire to the herald.

Whereas before the alchemist might have said something about collecting relics as a way of keeping the catastrophic ramifications of war to a minimum, with memories of Isla gone, so too was Remi's inclination to be anything even remotely like fair or kind. "I have two relics thus far..." The alchemist begins, his eyes focused on the firelight for a moment before raising. "..and for all the gifts you have given me...for everything I have done..." His upper lip twists as spite and confidence flicker in his gaze. "...I want more of them. No part of me thinks that in a fair fight between us and the ascended that we would lose, but I am not so naive to think that this will be fair."

i collect scars because I want proof
I've paid for the sins I've committed

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!