Thankfully all of Tal's practice at being Halovian had given him a good head for geneology, so it only took him a few hard-thinking seconds to figure out that he 'man who took over the Order and dissolved it' could only be Ronin. The Ronin. Leader of Stormbreak, favored of Safrin, husband of--
Wait, half siblings? Pale eyes were drawn back to Flora's face as dark brows started to draw together in alarm, but her description of Mateo surprised a snort of laughter from the courier and he gave a rueful nod. "Yeah, he did say somethin' like that, actually. I thought it sounded pretty weird but..." He shrugged a little helplessly. Kids say the damnedest things, right?
Turned out, some of them were even true.
He was very much not immune to Flora's charms and her approval of his plan put his previous thoughts on hold while he straightened up a little under her regard. "Welll... not yet, but that's why I was hopin' you could introduce me t'someone who could teach me." It was a work in progress, but if Mateo was... then Ronin was...
And Flora was--
Ding Ding Ding! Finally putting two and nine together at the same time Flora revealed her parentage, the mention of Remi served even better than a bucket of cold water down Tal's spine. His blush crawled back down to hide inside his navel even as he tossed back the rest of the champagne glass full of vodka and swallowed hard. But it was the other name that had him blurting out: "Wait, you're Ru's ki--daughter?? But you... an' she... how old is she? An' how old are you?"
Mouth, meet foot.
Again.
Wait, half siblings? Pale eyes were drawn back to Flora's face as dark brows started to draw together in alarm, but her description of Mateo surprised a snort of laughter from the courier and he gave a rueful nod. "Yeah, he did say somethin' like that, actually. I thought it sounded pretty weird but..." He shrugged a little helplessly. Kids say the damnedest things, right?
Turned out, some of them were even true.
He was very much not immune to Flora's charms and her approval of his plan put his previous thoughts on hold while he straightened up a little under her regard. "Welll... not yet, but that's why I was hopin' you could introduce me t'someone who could teach me." It was a work in progress, but if Mateo was... then Ronin was...
And Flora was--
Ding Ding Ding! Finally putting two and nine together at the same time Flora revealed her parentage, the mention of Remi served even better than a bucket of cold water down Tal's spine. His blush crawled back down to hide inside his navel even as he tossed back the rest of the champagne glass full of vodka and swallowed hard. But it was the other name that had him blurting out: "Wait, you're Ru's ki--daughter?? But you... an' she... how old is she? An' how old are you?"
Mouth, meet foot.
Again.
