Shady

“…sir?”

Ky nodded. “I’m glad.”

“No sir.” He shook his head, heart thudding in his skull. Not after Tarr.

Ky’e eyes went wide. “That’s terrible.”

“I don’t know sir,” he said miserably, finally looking up at him. He was too afraid to remember anything at this point. “That may have been it?”

Ky cringed. “That must have been hard for them both.”

“A, uh, fox? And, and some deer. And… and rabbits?” He was sweating now, even though that was the truth. Where was Ky? He wanted out of this conversation. And ...

Ky nodded. She knew it was longer that that, seeing as Lyra was fourteen. But. Well. People tended to get offended when you overestimated rather than underestimated their age. At ...

Did he really think they could just move on from that? That Tadaaki would be in the right headspace for questions after a threat like that? Fucking psychopath. He hated ...

“You’re the one who’s known him a decade,” she pointed out. How was she to know?

“Exactly!” she agreed vehemently.

(Damn you wanting him to crack already xD) A shudder ran through him. Gods. … Gods . At least they didn’t know about Aashi and Tasia. They didn’t even know ...

“…oh?”

“No sir.” Tadaaki shook his head, gaze on the floor. Breathe deeply. Don’t crack. Anything Ash did to him for lying wouldn’t be anywhere close to what Aleth would do ...

(Confirmed: autocorrect finds murder funny) “… thank you.” She dipped her head. “… I appreciate that.”