Shady

Ky gently closed the door behind her and hesitated, then decided to sit by one of the chairs next to the fire. She also pulled her knees to her chest. ...

“Okay.” Ky nodded gently. “Thank you.”

“… probably not.” Ky glanced around. “Can I come in? I’m afraid of waking the others…”

“I understand,” Ky said with a little sigh. “Me too. For both of us.”

“No,” Ky agreed. “It makes sense for you to be in pain; you had to deal with a lot tonight. In a lot of ways.”

“… are you feeling any better now?”

“It’s just something you’re born with, yeah?” Ky asked gently. She was worried they’d wake people up if they kept talking through the door. But she didn’t want to push ...

So, she’d guessed correctly. Ky bit her lip. “… no one sent me,” she offered. Okay. Well. Pratik kind of had. But not really — he just gave her the ...

Ky hesitated then knocked again. “It’s Ky.”

Ky decided to go up to Ada’s bedroom first and knocked.

Ky obediently set them down, and glanced up at Pratik. As if he knew what to do either. And yet he knew she got anxious left to her own devices. ...

Ky assumed Gaius was still being annoying and wouldn’t be aware that anyone else existed — but she still wasn’t going to take any chances of him overhearing her having ...

Ky nodded. “I think they’re glad, too. Tomhas definitely is.”

Yeah it’s nice! I usually work nights. They made me come in early today which was rough since I’m on a night shift circadian rhythm. But oh well. They only ...

“I— am sure that Gaius will.” Ky definitely was. Tomorrow, maybe. She was going to tell Tomhas and Anneke all about Rönn — okay fine she’d omit a bit about ...