Shady

“That not enough for ya?” Ky asked playfully. But mostly she wanted to distract him. Because she didn’t know. She’d eaten today so she could deny it if he accused ...

“It’s… okay,” she said hesitantly. She was still confused why he cared. She was a spy. Scum. She forced a little smile. “I… appreciate the sympathy?”

Ky laughed a little at that. “Spoken like a true baby brother.”

“Ah.” Ky cringed. Well now she didn’t want to see it.

“It’s… it’s okay?” She tightened her grasp ever so slightly, feeling the need to comfort him now. She shrugged, awkward against him. “Like I said, I got off easy…est.” It ...

(My heart :’) ) Ky flinched, tensing as he grabbed her. And then she stayed tense for several beats longer as she tried to figure out what he was doing. ...

Ky couldn’t even begin to imagine Gaius with a beard. But. Then. She also didn’t imagine Sera was going to let Tomhas out of her sight once she saw him. ...

“I-I mean… we had to, for the cover to work. But… they seemed to be enjoying it, yes… which is honestly probably why I got off as easy as I ...

Ky laughed a little at that, then hesitated, contemplating it. She said thoughtfully, “I wonder if he has one now… I wouldn’t be shaving if I got my leg chopped ...

“We had to, to sell the whole escaped slave story.” She shrugged, glancing away. “Aleth did most of it. He finds it fun… and I had it coming. I behaved ...

Ky smiled at that. “I think it looks nice.”

Ky shook her head. “Not unless I had a report… which I haven’t since we got-since we left… Lord Tarr’s. We’ve been together since the beating.”

She nodded in agreement and added very quietly, “or talk.”

That did get a half chuckle out of her and she asked playfully, “Only a cub?”

She wasn’t in the mood to pretend that she found him funny, but she forced a smile for his benefit. “It definitely looks different.”