Shady

Ky shivered and looked back at her book. She didn’t like this. Being in the same room as Ash and Bay, however far apart. Not knowing what was going on ...

Ky nodded in agreement, following him up. “It surprised me as well.”

“… Aleth?” Ky confirmed. She needed to know. She needed to be sure Aleth was the ‘he’ — not Tadaaki. “And what would that be?”

No. “Sure.” She stood up and glanced up the stairs.

Ky had forced herself to calm her energy and now sat with a book in her lap, but hadn’t read more than a few sentences. It was painful. Not having ...

That was verifiably untrue. But she forced a little smile anyway.

Aleth nodded. Well. At least there was hope that they were being restrained too.

“You’re an excellent father.” Well, to her, anyway. He’d sort of left her siblings hanging.

“Hm… you think he’d split us up?”

She snuggled into him, wrapping an arm around him as well as she rested her head on his shoulder. It felt safe here. In his arms. It didn’t feel safe ...

(😬) (long pants lol say a prayer for my arms and face)(field work is so unpredictable — this is the first time since my job started two months ago that ...

(Haha oki cool) Aleth grimaced. “Ah.” He’d need to be extra sure to turn on the charm, then. Give a convincing story. “So… has there been anyone else down here ...

(Bold of you to assume my ego would allow that) (Also I survived but it was as awful as expected lolol) “I don’t think you can help at all,” she ...

(Right yeah but Lyra was born at Serpent Keep, right? So Gaius would have been Lord 14 years ago. So why is Carthe only there for 13? Not criticizing just ...

Ky was silent for a moment then nodded. “I know… and I appreciate that. More than my actions suggest.” (Bruh I had to crawl around in poison ivy at work ...