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Ky nodded. “…I’m sure she will… I just hope the gods leave her alone once she does.”

Ky’s gaze snapped to him, then she looked away again, considering it for a moment. She knew she wasn’t the only one. It’d happened to Tadaaki. It still happened to ...

Ky nodded solemnly. “She went through so, so much. Before the gods decided to ruin her life, too.”

Ky glanced at him then away again and nodded. “… turns out being safe from Makata makes you unsafe from Aleth.” She shrugged, though was still clearly uncomfortable talking about ...

Ky nodded. “I’m sure they will; Pratik is the best of the best. But… I do hope they find them quickly. For her sake. It’s… hard. When you first get ...

“…Aleth took me because he mistook me as a little boy,” she said very quietly, face burning so hot she was certain she matched a tomato. “…he only did it ...

Ky nodded. “Yes. From Akaratara.”

“… I don’t know,” she admitted, glancing away again. “He said once he healed… but then I told him…uh…” gods. It was hard to talk about. Emery wouldn’t understand anyway.

“The earthquake hurt Ada — the gods… I don’t know what they did to her. But they hurt her with her dream. So Pratik took her home.”

Ky nodded slowly. She wasn’t a kid. But. Well. She supposed it wasn’t fair. Especially considering what he’d gotten embarrassed about. It’s not like that was her fault… well… it ...

“…I embarrassed him,” she said very, very quietly, blushing and looking away. “I knew what happens when I embarrass him… I just… I couldn’t. I couldn’t .”

“Um…” Shit. “… you just missed Pratik and Ada. They left last week.”

“That’s just how he is.” She shrugged. Why was she defending him? Maybe she just would rather defend him than accept sympathy for something she deserved. “I had it coming. ...

She forced a little smile. Of course not. “Well, I regret to inform you that I led with my most interesting card.”

“I… I mean I told him we’re spies. I… assume he inferred…”