Shady

Ky folded the letter and sealed it with painful precision then started for Gaius’s study.

So he had. Good to know. That was odd that Ash let a slave call him by his first name. Well. A freed slave… well, she guessed Aleth wanted her ...

“Thank you.” Ky dipped her head.

“…I don’t,” she said quietly. “Although I appreciate the offer.”

Anyhow, I think that’s about all I have since I already wrote you so many letters before this. I just wanted to be sure that you know I want to ...

Ky nodded. “Hopefully for the best, if you do go back… I think Austraka is probably behind me for good these days. But. Perhaps I’ll visit sometime in the future. ...

I hope this will be my last letter for a bit, since that will mean things have calmed down here. And I hope to hear that none of these things ...

“That sounds nice.” She nodded. “It’s funny how things from childhood stick with you like that. Leave you with memories to look back on, even if things are… less than ...

It will still be many weeks before we can get there, obviously, since we won’t be leaving until after you say it’s okay. But soon. That way we can all ...

Ah. Shit. “It’s true,” Ky said, grateful he’d moved past her blunder gracefully. “It was a very exciting place to be… overwhelming. But I’m sure it’s different if you’re used ...

(It’s gonna crush her haha) Once Ky was reasonably certain Gaius would be off the stairs, she headed towards them herself and went to the writing room. It felt awkward, ...

“Oh, interesting,” Ky said with a nod. She wanted to ask if he liked it, but he said he was in a bad situation. Probably best not poke it. But, ...

(*cringe*) Right. Letter. Yes. She gently shut the door after him and decided to wait for a few minutes before she went. She didn’t want to walk with him. That ...

Always so formal. She nodded yet again. “Thank you.”

He was on a first name basis with Lord Ash? Interesting. She looked at him curiously. Was he a slave, too? Is that what Ash helped him get free of? ...