Shady

"I see... how long ago did it happen? Seems terribly painful."

"... what happened?"

"...sorry," she said sheepishly and forced a tiny, pained smile. ...not a test? Huh.

Ky shook her head vigorously before he even finished. She knew he was just joking. And she didn't want to be a stick in the mud. But jokes like that ...

Ky's eyes went wide. "One blinded you?"

"Makes sense... seems like a fun job. I like Kirri."

Ky smiled and followed him. "Thanks for letting me watch! It was interesting."

"... yessir." Ky glanced around once more for good measure, then dipped her head and looked back at him. She forced a small smile. "... I guess I can't quite ...

"In his study," she supplied. "I came straight from there to here."

"Maybe." Ky nodded. "I mean... no harm in it, right? If he doesn't care, then he's only out like ten seconds of time. But. Well. If he does care, good ...

Ky stared at him with wide eyes. You couldn't just say that about a Lord -- especially in his own Keep. She looked around nervously to make sure no one ...

"Interesting..." Ky glanced up at the other birds. "He may like to know about it, yeah."

"Oh?" She looked at him curiously. "How long have they been doing that?"

Ky glanced at him and hesitated for a moment then dipped her head. That's what she'd heard before -- how smart he was. Which made her uneasy. She was not ...

"It's nice." Ky walked back inside, nodding to him. "... very exciting the past few days no doubt."