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“Yes ma’am.” They both ducked their heads. Ky risked a sheepish glance at her. “…sorry.”

“They could,” Pratik agreed. “It’ll be a tall task… I wonder if Ada has an idea of which direction they were headed… though that may have altered after the attack ...

“Thank you, ma’am,” they murmured, dipping their heads.

Ky and Tadaaki both had forced themselves to calm down and now were waiting in dread to see how much trouble they were in.

(Oh for sure but I can’t help but feel like she’s gonna go through the wringer twice now haha) “Now fix your faces and straighten up.” “Yessir.” They both crawled ...

(Poor Ky ;-; ) “So you best start making better decisions,” he finished. “Yessir.” They both felt terrible again, the dread mixing with their pain.

“I’ve got a lot of connections I can check in with,” Pratik said. “But I figure Ada will have a better idea than I do. I’m just tagging along to ...

“And before you try to get cute I will remind you once and only once that your ass is still mine. You get me kicked out, you know where I’m ...

“Get your fucking act together,” he spat, making sure his voice was low enough it wouldn’t carry. “I swear to god if you get us kicked out — and we ...

(Close enough — it’s a good word!) They settled back into their headboards, letting out a heavy breath. Gods. That had been… gods. Aleth waited until the apothecary and Ash ...

“It will.” Pratik nodded. “Unfortunate all around.”

“I think so.” Pratik nodded with a little sigh. “I hope the others made it out okay. It’ll be a bittersweet reunion if not. Survivors guilt.”

Ky was easily pushed over backward as Sera got to her, sitting heavily on the bed. Her heart was racing as her gaze snapped from Lord Ash to Ms. Miller ...

Pratik nodded in agreement. “It’s harder, when you belong to a demographic someone’s used to being disrespected by. But. I agree. Being a decent human tends to end you in ...

My —? Ky’s eyes went wide and she flushed in an instant. This was Lord Ash?! You couldn’t sit in front of a Lord! Especially not in his own Keep! ...