for so it is written

"I was lucky - there were three of us, and once we had goaded it into the light, the sun did the rest." Still, Ronin couldn't help but sound a little regretful about it - he'd not had a chance to really understand the thing before they had unintentionally toasted it to death. Still, he cleared his thoughts and sank down into a seat opposite Jigano, accepting both tea and pastry gratefully.

He hummed his agreement around a sip of his drink, instantly seeming to relax into his chair. Ronin was learning not to underestimate the simpler things in life, particularly now that he had a second chance at it. "Mm, it was... I never expected anyone to do that sort of thing for me." Bashful, he smiled into his cup before setting it down, momentarily distracted by Sugar and Isuma's arrival.

The dragonling chirped her approval of the toy, skittering across the stone after it much less elegantly than her friend - she was made for flight more than the ground, it was true. Still, there was fun to be had and Sugar would not miss out on it.

"Huh? New... I don't know, really. I haven't noticed anything, but then having never had magic or anything like that, I wouldn't really know where to begin," Ronin confessed with a smirk.