[SE] cinders

"I do try," Ronin purrs back, instinctively dancing a few steps away as he's swiped at, only to return before the tree trunk. "If you're sure. We'll call it a team effort," he says, adjusting his stance and severing the rest of the tree trunk with the axe. Moving to the side to catch it and brace it against his shoulder, he glances around at Remi. "Have you considered that maybe Ludo's fucking with you out here?" he asks with a small smile. "These are its woods, right?" Offering out the axe, Ronin moves to drag the trunk in front of their sled. "You can at least enjoy chopping it to pieces, right?" he asks, assuming (and maybe vaguely hoping) that the log won't cause Remi any further issues. RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.