[Ronan hasn't heard the news yet. Gansey has only just arrived, and Ronan is too busy collecting all the matches he can find to bother with checking his phone. His plan is this:
1. Gather flammable material 2. Burn down Fear's temple 3. Walk away casually and pretend that it wasn't him
After all, someone has to prove to the gods that the humans aren't to be fucked with, and if that falls to Ronan's hands, well- destruction is something he's good at. He's ignored the appearance of new graves, after checking to ensure that Adam and Noah weren't buried, and hasn't been paying much attention to who has been unearthed. Nobody else really matters, after all- and if they do, then they'd have enough friends that other people would probably take point in saving them. All in all, not Ronan Lynch's problem.
Which is why Gansey's voice startles him the way that it does.
Ronan doesn't outwardly seem shocked, except for a marginal widening of his eyes, but he does move into action quickly, hefting his baseball bat over his shoulders and approaching Gansey and the fucked-up cat with a careful sort of step. No sense in enraging a monster when he's not even quite sure what it can do, especially if Gansey (Jesus shit, Gansey) is still in danger.]
I've got you.
[His tone is nonchalant, which is almost comical given the state of things- underground hellcave, demonic magical cat monster, seeing Gansey again when Ronan was sure that he'd be gone forever... Nevertheless, he keeps his calm, remains resolute and quiet, even as the cat stalks closer toward them both.
From somewhere above them, Chainsaw lets out a pleased, grating caw. It's dangerous, this is dangerous, but Ronan can't help the slightest upturn in the corner of his mouth when he speaks again.]
I'm gonna hit it. We split up, I meet you at that spire as soon as I lose it.
[As plans go, 'hit the thing and then run' is probably one of the oldest ones in the book. But it's effective and, as far as Ronan can tell, probably one of their only options right now.]
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After all, someone has to prove to the gods that the humans aren't to be fucked with, and if that falls to Ronan's hands, well- destruction is something he's good at. He's ignored the appearance of new graves, after checking to ensure that Adam and Noah weren't buried, and hasn't been paying much attention to who has been unearthed. Nobody else really matters, after all- and if they do, then they'd have enough friends that other people would probably take point in saving them. All in all, not Ronan Lynch's problem.
Which is why Gansey's voice startles him the way that it does.
Ronan doesn't outwardly seem shocked, except for a marginal widening of his eyes, but he does move into action quickly, hefting his baseball bat over his shoulders and approaching Gansey and the fucked-up cat with a careful sort of step. No sense in enraging a monster when he's not even quite sure what it can do, especially if Gansey (Jesus shit, Gansey) is still in danger.]
I've got you.
[His tone is nonchalant, which is almost comical given the state of things- underground hellcave, demonic magical cat monster, seeing Gansey again when Ronan was sure that he'd be gone forever... Nevertheless, he keeps his calm, remains resolute and quiet, even as the cat stalks closer toward them both.
From somewhere above them, Chainsaw lets out a pleased, grating caw. It's dangerous, this is dangerous, but Ronan can't help the slightest upturn in the corner of his mouth when he speaks again.]
I'm gonna hit it. We split up, I meet you at that spire as soon as I lose it.
[As plans go, 'hit the thing and then run' is probably one of the oldest ones in the book. But it's effective and, as far as Ronan can tell, probably one of their only options right now.]