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“Yes ma’am. Thank you.” Ky ducked her head. Tadaaki kept nodding in agreement.

(Valid. It’s not that entertaining lol just a girl named her cat after a dead family member rather than grieving normally) Ky nodded. Then, “… why give them ponies when ...

Ky and Tadaaki exchanged a glance, not at all sure how to answer that. The answer was yes, of course. They each had numerous broken ribs which were, in their ...

Lavish birthday presents. “I’m sure,” she agreed with a nod. “… do they know how to ride yet?” Lol tiktok once again calling out Ky

That’d need to be a little pole. But. Well. She supposed noble children got whatever they wanted. It couldn’t be that complicated to fabricate something small enough for young children ...

“… that also sounds cute.” She was trying not to seem too interested, lest he drag her outside next. She had absolutely no interest in going outside. None at all. ...

“Yes sir.” She knew that much, obviously. But that didn’t answer how to determine whether or not you were out of bounds. Which parts of your body you were allowed ...

Ky blushed a little and ducked her head. “Yes sir.” Great. Now he thought she was dumb. Well. He probably thought that before. But now he had proof.

(How do you do fellow kids energy) “Oh! I think I saw that,” Ky said, glancing back towards him. “I never quite understood the rules, though.”

“…what’s his pony’s name?” What was she doing? This wasn’t the way to end a conversation. Although it did make her feel better. If noble preschoolers could have ponies, perhaps ...

“No doubt,” Ky agreed, nodding. She needed to snap out of this. She was back to front and center. “It’s remarkable how many things you can accomplish with a ball ...

“…what about Mattathias?”

Ky wanted to stay pissy but that was really cute and she smiled a little before she caught herself and frowned again. “…good for them.”

“… that’s cute,” Ky said. “… does the pony like him in return?”

That’s not something you can just move past. And yet, she didn’t have any option but to do just that. She swallowed hard and forced a little smile that she ...