"I know. It's just-...recent enough that it still hurts." And he had trouble putting Ronan out of his mind on good days. He really was trying, though.

His grin brightened even more somehow. "Always. C'mon." He started walking again, in the direction--he hoped--of the cluster of trees. "I feel like bonfires are one of those things that never go out of season, but they're especially nice when it's a little cool out."