in the midst of it

 

Milo wasn't sure if he could understand this. Being here with someone from his past and ChaCha along with their fearless leader War. He tried to think about before, and what he went through with Corrin. It felt like a blank space now. Yet, it had been a long and hard ride with her. Being under her spell. 

Sure, he'd learned a lot from her. Especially, about the dark martial arts, the writings were on the wall of the cave ready for them to endure. He never felt quite comfortable with the energy of it, but of course, he only used it to get through all the perils with their mishap adventures with Corrin, who always had a way of seeing it through from the sects they came across. After all, it was a wicked world out there. 

Of course, he missed old friends. Unsure if they were dead or alive. It was strange how he didn't know what had happened during the end of Corrin's reign (which he no longer feared) and how he woke up and found ChaCha. Maybe it was fate.

"Let's have a drink," ChaCha said. She'd found a room of jars of wine. "We should celebrate." She brought him a bowl of wine. Of course, she'd made the cave a home. She'd mended clothes and did most of the cooking and cleaning.

"Celebrate?" Milo looked at her wide-eyed as if she'd started drinking without him. She only smiled back.

"Let's celebrate that we've come this far. This is our chance to make things right with the world," she said they needed to study hard, practice through mental awareness and martial arts training.

"Make things right?" Milo winced as he sipped the wine. "How is that possible?"

"Oh, you know you are good," She nudged him a bit as the wine dripped down his fingers. Yes, he was certain she'd started without him. "We are good together."

Milo nodded with a quick smile. He did like the sound of it. After all, he was glad she was here. He was glad to know she might actually be fond of him because he was naturally fond of her. 

They drank then as if tomorrow was a promise. And they would be the best of friends learning how to navigate through such a hostile world. After all, the little things still meant a lot to each of them.