Shady

“I likely won’t be,” she murmured. “But I’m sure I’ll meet them eventually.”

(Hahah poor Ky has a dumb writer haha I got confused and just went along with it haha) “Ryken,” she said. “He was a merchant. Had me and Tadaaki to ...

“I’ve not met them.”

Ky nodded in agreement. He sure hadn’t. She was certain he viewed himself very, very different than either of them viewed him. “No doubt.”

“Absolutely!” she agreed. “I think they’re all good these days. In our family, I mean. No more… of the others.” She shivered a little, remembering Michael’s journal.

“We, uh… had the same master.” Ky shrugged. “Sort of gives you an understanding of each other, yknow?”

Ky laughed and shook her head. “Not at all. I’ll be the first to admit it.”

“I don’t know,” she said honestly. “Tadaaki will be very, very nervous and not know what to say… I don’t know how Al will do. I don’t know him that ...

“Very true,” Ky agreed. “Not the poor boy’s fault at all.”

Ky nodded slowly. “…makes sense.” She expected she would. If this went how she anticipated, she was going to need time to herself so she didn’t spontaneously combust.

“You’d have to be awfully petty to hold a grudge against a four-year-old.”

“Oh… wait so you’ll be there for the talk, too?”

“He does,” Ky agreed. “He’s a good kid.”

Ky smiled a little. “… so will you go give Tadaaki the tour once I’m with Lord Ash?”

“Oh…” that made her feel ill. “… but was he disciplined like Mattathias is?”