Shady

Ky wanted to feel relief. But she was still so resentful of him. Here was Gaius, come to play hero again. “Can you get him back to the Keep?”

Ky nodded. “Okay.” She’d just meant Rönn — but she supposed he wasn’t much of a secret these days. And if it was an enemy it’d be safer to be ...

“…Should you hide?” she asked after a moment. “Since we don’t know who it is?”

“… Coming from the Keep?” she asked quietly.

Ky tensed and whispered, “what?”

“Well that’s what you almost did!” She was angry, but her voice was starting to sound a little weak. She was quickly losing feeling in her limbs. She hoped they ...

“Free to what?” She scoffed. “Be the orphans everyone whispers about, whose dad killed himself? Free to have a child become Lord in your stead? You really think Anneliese is ...

“No. Not happy,” she agreed bitterly. “Not happy at all.”

“You think that’ll make us happy?” She asked bitterly. “To be orphaned? Again? Did I ever once give you the impression life is better after your dad kill’s himself?”

“Bullshit,” she snarled, anger pricking up in her again. “You - you said it helped. And-and you said you were coming to dinner. You promised. You-you stopped hugging me… to ...

She wiped at her face, more tears streaming down it. “Why?”

“If you don’t,” she confirmed.

Ky sniffled, forcing herself to think of something. All her questions were accusatory. What were you thinking? How could you? What the fuck? But she knew those things weren’t helpful. ...

“Stay awake!” She demanded, voice cracking with anger.

“Then stay awake,” she sobbed. “ Please .”