Shady

(Nuuuuuu) “What is it?” Her eyes snapped back towards his face. Every impulse she had wanted to run. But she wasn’t done talking to him yet. But what could he ...

(Omg you’ve got me excited haha ) “Hear what? Ky spang to her feet in an instant, spooked. She didn’t hear anything. She stumbled backward a step, eyes scanning the ...

“‘Hm’ what?” Ky’s gaze flicked to the woods, too. Spooked even though she was with the scariest thing out here. Probably. But then her brain processed what he said. “Wait, ...

“I mean… if you don’t mind…” Ky didn’t like asking for favors. Even from cryptids. Even when they offered. “…I’m very worried about him. I’d like to know he’s safe.”

“I will.” Ky hesitated. Gaius was going to be angry with this request, wasn’t he? She thought about it for a moment, then decided she didn’t care. He was angry ...

“He is,” she agreed with a nod. “He wants to get to know you better.”

Ky smiled and nodded. Good. So she wasn’t bothering him. She flopped down, pulling her knees to her chest. “Of course… how have you been?”

Hahaha as they should :triumph:

“Okay! I’ll stay in the Keep — all winter. I promise.” She nodded vigorously, more than okay with this arrangement. The singular thing she could think of that she’d even ...

“Will you?” She looked at him hopefully. “Do you mind?”

Ky nodded, wiping her face. He wasn’t going to tell her the truth if she fell apart when he did. She needed to be strong. “…I’m glad he’s okay… for ...

“Close calls?” She looked anguished, tears springing to her eyes in an instant but not falling. She knew this was going to happen. He was going to die. “What happened?”

“But he’s safe?” she pressed.

Ky smiled at the fact he was happy with the deer, but it faded a little. It felt rude to demand answers from him this fast. Did he not want ...

“I eat when I’m hungry.” Ky gave a non-committal shrug. It wasn’t her fault she was never hungry these days. “Have you been getting the deer? Are they good?”