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“Then sounds like you already got your permission.” He smiled.

“A translator, ma’am,” she murmured. They’d settled on claiming illiterate and only fluent in three languages as her cover. “He… thought people more likely to… he thought people would sc

“I…” Ky cringed as a fresh twinge of pain stabbed through her. She took a moment to take a deep breath. She was weak, but more cognizant than when she ...

Ky hesitated, looking at her and then at the assistant, and then dropping her gaze and nodding. “Yes’m.” She weakly tried to push herself up but didn’t make much progress. ...

“You’ve asked to take other books?”

“I’m sure.” Pratik nodded. “What’s the good in there being books if they’re not enjoyed?”

Ky’s breathing was shallow and labored now and she made no attempt to lift her head as she cracked her eyes open. Who was this? Why did she feel so ...

“Yes’m.” Ky nodded, watching her closely, marveled at how she was hacking off Ky’s toes without… actually doing so. Sure felt like it anyway. Just pain. And now it was ...

“As do I,” Pratik agreed. “They’re good people.” On the whole. Ash was a bit of a dick. But he used his influence for good for the most part, so ...

“Yes’m.” Ky ducked her head, eyes still fixed on her toes. She didn’t like that they were this color. Didn’t like how badly they hurt.

Pratik smirked. “They almost have to be, given their parents.”

(I rage) “Yes’m.” Anxiety wrapped around her gut and pulled it up into a coil deep in her chest. It was hard to draw a breath. But she swallowed past ...

“I expect he will,” Pratik said thoughtfully. “His parents discipline him well — firm but not harsh. I think they’ll get him sorted.”

(It auto saved half of my last message even tho I didn’t close the tab??? Go home YWS you’re drunk) Ky involuntarily squirmed despite herself, pressing herself more firmly against ...

“I don’t know,” Pratik said honestly. “Probably would go to Mattathias… I tried talking him out of it so Venholm wouldn’t be deeded over to a four-year-old, but he’s made ...