Shady

He cringed. “…probably me, sir.” At least between him and Ky that was true. And he hated himself for it.

“Three days, I think, sir. It may have been four, it all blurred together. Sir.”

Sara must be out of her damn mind if she thought Ky was going to open up to her after this. “It doesn’t improve anything. Why would I be happy ...

He couldn’t handle this anymore. He glanced towards the door, then dismissed the idea. Where would he run — the whipping post? May as well. That’s where he’d end up ...

Ky sobered at that. Yes. Yes she would. She nodded in agreement.

Tadaaki trembled even worse. What had he said wrong? He didn’t tell Ky what to do. Quite the opposite, really. He begged her to tell him what to do. He ...

“That’s cute.” She smiled a little. “Smart little girls.”

She smiled a little too. “Apparently she’s tugging on Anneke’s shirt when she’s hungry.”

Tadaaki’s soul left his body. He didn’t like this. He didn’t like it at all. And yet it also wasn’t his place to change the topic. Mouthy slaves were even ...

“He said that Raina is doing really well,” she said. “Very smart and already communicating, sort of. Knows how to ask for milk without crying.”

“It’s not my place to tell him-her what to do with her body, sir.” He shook his head slightly, ducking it a little. “At least… I don’t feel as though ...

“She said she thought it’d keep her warmer, sir. And… she didn’t say it, but I don’t think she wanted to strip down in front of me and Al. She ...

Ky nodded. His Counts were no business or hers whatsoever.

“I don’t know, sir.” Tadaaki shook his head. “I try not to ask questions, sir.” Those got you beat.

“I mean… I’m sure he has by now. He sent the letter a while ago for it to get here.”