we shall heal our wounds, collect our dead
It takes Ronin aback - and given Flora's own personality, she will likely understand how rare a thing it is for him to be shocked into silence - but there's no veil around her explanations this time. No theatre, no dramatics. Just the truth, and that's what surprises him so much; to hear her so articulately explain why she's upset and why what happened isn't okay... she'd hate him for it, no doubt, but it makes him almost proud.
Of course, then the barbs come, and he winces a bit as he tugs the scarf from the rack and decides that it'll do as his nice thing. The Flood, waves, what more does Sunjata want? "You're right - we should have," he murmurs. "We should have done a lot more than we did, for him and for you and Enzo."
Rolling his shoulders as if made uncomfortable by the weight of the blame on them, he trades for the scarf and turns back to Flora once it's all parceled up. "And I'm sorry for that. We can make justifications like the war, and the gods, and whatever new crisis or tragedy crept up, but... you're right. It wasn't good enough, and I'm sorry. For what it's worth, you grew up to be an exceptional young woman anyway, even if you need to learn some appreciation for ugly paisley."
Of course, then the barbs come, and he winces a bit as he tugs the scarf from the rack and decides that it'll do as his nice thing. The Flood, waves, what more does Sunjata want? "You're right - we should have," he murmurs. "We should have done a lot more than we did, for him and for you and Enzo."
Rolling his shoulders as if made uncomfortable by the weight of the blame on them, he trades for the scarf and turns back to Flora once it's all parceled up. "And I'm sorry for that. We can make justifications like the war, and the gods, and whatever new crisis or tragedy crept up, but... you're right. It wasn't good enough, and I'm sorry. For what it's worth, you grew up to be an exceptional young woman anyway, even if you need to learn some appreciation for ugly paisley."
THE DARK STAR
and continue fighting
