Shady

“I’m sorry,” she murmured, deciding to offer now, however belatedly. “I didn’t even think about the stairs. Would you like me to go tell him for you? I don’t mind.”

“No sir!” She shook her head quickly, looking at him in alarm. Great. Now he thought she was insulting him. Insulting Ash. “It’s- it’s not that at all! You’ve all ...

Ky stopped, making eye contact for a moment before she flushed more and looked away again. She nodded. “I… definitely appreciate that. More than I could ever begin to express.” ...

“Fair enough.” Ky wasn’t struggling with his weight whatsoever, but she was starting to feel guilty for making him do the stairs. Should she have offered to be the messenger ...

Ky glanced back at him, flushing a bit as she shrugged. “I don’t know what may happen to me in the future. At this point, I’ve come to expect the ...

Ky laughed again. “How many assistants do you have?”

Ky nodded and glanced away again. “Well… at least it’s over now. No more beatings for a bit. That’ll be a refreshing change of pace anyway.”

Ky laughed a little, grinning. “I do try to be.”

“He was wonderful,” she agreed, finally looking back at him. “Tried his very, very hardest to keep them away from me.”

Ky cringed sympathetically and held out an arm invitingly. “Can I help?”

“Thank you,” she murmured quietly, glancing at him and then away again. “It’s a hard memory to have — my father, I mean. The way he looked as he was ...

Ky nodded. “Makes sense. Reduce the number of… incidents… that way.”

She’d been anticipating this question. She didn’t want to talk about it. Not at all. But they had every right to ask about it. And she supposed it was nice ...

Ky nodded. “… I imagine it would be tough to get rid of something specifically trained to come back.”

(Haha oh gosh) “Absolutely.” Ky nodded vigorously. “It’s not possible to be a better father than he was. I was a very, very lucky little girl… until I wasn’t.” The ...