Shady

Ky sensed that and glanced at him. Guilt stabbed through her. She glanced away again. “No you don’t.”

Aleth limped along next to him. “… dare I ask where we’re going?” He was pretty sure he already knew. Ky hadn’t recovered. In fact, she had herself even more ...

“It’s not a big deal.” She wrapped her arms around herself, flushing, and still not making eye contact. “I can handle it.”

Aleth sighed and leaned against him heavily. Of course it was.

She continued not looking at him.

Fuck. “… I don’t need carried… but perhaps a hand could be useful.”

“I was having trouble before I left.” She wasn’t looking at him. “…the traveling didn’t help matters.”

“I…” she was running out of non-answers is what she was. “Wanted to clear my head.” Clear her whole body, really.

He considered clubbing him with it. He’d be able to get in a solid blow before Bay could stop him. But. Well. He didn’t know what was to come. His ...

“Um, yeah.” Why wasn’t this working? “Rönn said that, too. So I uh, promised to stay in the camp after that. And I did.”

“I thought we were stopping at the door.” He glanced back at Ash.

Shitshitshit— “I…uh… took a walk?” She glanced away. “Lucky to run into him. His hooves were hurting him so I was able to help him and then he gave me ...

Aleth looked at him coldly. So. A beating. Fine. At least Ky could keep her mouth shut no matter what you did; and Tadaaki still didn’t know. Just stick to ...

Shitshitshit— “I wasn’t three days away,” she said, deciding to deliberately misunderstand. “It just took him a while to finish up eating and skin it. It’s not perfect but it’s ...

Aleth hesitated a beat longer then sighed and turned back to the door. May as well get it over with. Was he going to get roughed up? Did one of ...