shut the door & cut me open

RONIN if there's one thing i'm good at, it's surviving Remi's smile was contagious, and even as Ronin took up the shovel again to keep digging, a buoyant joy was rising in his chest. They'd be home soon enough, and he was keen to show Remi everything he'd done to clean up the guildhall now that he was properly able to appreciate it. The mention of the Launceleyn was like an icy bucket of water, however; Ronin's hands grew a touch tighter on the shovel, and his smile disappeared beneath his scarf. "Ah," he said. "That's... really good. I wasn't aware that he'd come to see you." In fact he recalled thinking that if Loren hurt Remi, Ronin would kill him with his bare hands. Huh. "Perhaps his magic has gotten stronger. We'll have to get him something, to say thank you."