Shady

Ky cringed. “That’s awful.”

Ky’s eyebrows shot up. “Oh?”

“Oh.” Ky cringed.

“…didn’t you just have Pratik?”

“… no.” There was no point in denying that. It’d be a lie.

“Gods, I hope not,” Ky scoffed. “For your sake… I guess we can ask Rönn, though… he may be willing to scout things out ahead of you. Since he’s going ...

Ky smiled too. That was high praise indeed, coming from someone like Ada.

“I’m sure.” Ky nodded. “… Pratik may be willing to escort you home, so you don’t have to be alone with a bunch of soldiers.”

Ky nodded in agreement. "All of the terrible things that have happened to me have been at the hands of men... but those two are good. So is Zander. And ...

Ky nodded, glancing down the hall. "He's always been very kind to me. He got into arguments with Aleth sometimes, but he was always nice to me , even when ...

"Ah." Ky figured that was a hint not to pry. "I feel like he generally means well... unless he doesn't. But. Overall. Pretty solid dude."

Ky looked at her curiously. "Oh?"

Ky laughed. It felt out of place. And yet she hadn't expected her to call Gaius obnoxious. Though she wasn't wrong. "I mean... he probably wants a one-on-one. But he's ...

"Don't worry... I'm sure Gaius will want all the attention anyhow." She was also fairly sure that she was actually going to get it. But Gaius would certainly be competing ...

Ky nodded. "I understand... you may be a little afraid. So. Prepare yourself. You can handle it. You just... he looks like a savage -- nothing like he actually is. ...