let me say it ;; cleaning

[Romulus]

ROMULUS MALUS - KINGPIN - COTC

A warm hum left Romulus at her response. 'Good company,' he assumed, was him. The lion continued swiping away at the ground, forming a pile of debris below his paws, and offered a genuine smile in response. His eyes attempted to lock with hers. "Thank you," he replied. "You, my friend, are simply the best." He could feel his mood improving already, even if he was doing the littlelest of chores while talking to the other.

His smile turned down at her next words. He tried to stay positive, but his unsure attitude kept him from thinking there could be anything good from the storm. "I don't quite know," Romulus admitted. Paws stopped in their tracks. A slow exhale left him as he thought for a moment. Before continuing, he shook his head. "Perhaps in the near future, but for now, we work." It was clear he wasn't exactly happy with that. Romulus preferred to rejoice with others and then slip away to his private quarters, but lately everything was so laborious.

Dark paws started up again, shifting and sliding the broken pieces. "I will try to find some hope in these times though." The leader paused again. Maybe she could enlighten him. "What keeps you going?"