to your room

VAI The huntress ”One of these days, you’re going to come home and nothing bad will have happened. It’ll all be painfully normal, and I won’t know what to do.” Vai’s voice is playfully exasperated, the witch’s footsteps soft as she heads across the room to where Remi is splayed out on the ground. Shifting to kneel down beside him, she reaches out to touch a hand to the one clutched over his neck. ”Hey,” she says softly. ”Ronin was still pretty wound up, so I sent him up to the bedroom. He’ll be waiting for you when we’re all done here.” So saying, Vai smooths his curls back from his face, aware that they’re a little matted with blood. ”Can I take a look? I’ll get it taken care of.”