Shady

(Good to know... we will see what happens haha I think she may still be cautious/wary but we shall see) Ky subconsciously got slower and slower as she wandered, all ...

(ohoho) (lowkey feel like this is a trap for Mattathias to rat her out to Gaius xD) "O...kay." So much for checking together. She turned in the opposite direction and ...

"... let's do the library," Ky said, deciding she needed to figure out a way to distract him before he insisted on checking 'Papa's office' and getting them both in ...

Ky felt uneasy at that. Marcella wouldn't have the audacity to go into Gaius's office... would she? Well, if she did, then she won this round. There was no chance ...

"But I don't know where to look," she pointed out, striding back towards the door of the library in hopes of getting him out before the librarians got cross with ...

"Shh," Ky reminded, then glanced around. "Where else might she be?"

"Guess we gotta see where she is this time!" They rounded the corner so that the little area came into view.

"So she hides back here a lot?" Ky asked in a whisper. She knew that she could speak, but she figured setting the example of a whisper may encourage prudence ...

She smiled and started towards Gaius's infamous corner. Now she had context for his absurdity.

Ky walked in after him. "Remember we have to be super quiet in libraries."

Ky snorted, smirking at the mental image of a 'race' with Gaius hobbling after her. Then she suddenly sobered. That felt sacrilegious. Mocking a man -- her temporary guardian -- ...

"A fine skill indeed." She inclined her head with sagely wisdom.

Ky laughed at his drama, but also leaned against the wall to catch her breath. "You're so fast!"

“Nooooo.” She grinned, panting a bit. “You beat me!”