Shady

“It really is!” Aashi started to reach for it before she caught herself and pulled her hands back. There was no reason for her to touch gold. None at all. ...

She leaned forward and looked at it, squinting a bit. “What does it mean?”

Aashi hesitated, half holding her hand out and yet too timid to actually commit to touching it. It all seemed very expensive. She probably ought not be touching it. What ...

Aashi looked at it in admiration. “Incredible! Where’d you get it? Have you had it long?”

“Incredible!” Aashi said admiringly. “I’ve never seen real gold before.”

“Sounds it!” Aashi nodded eagerly. “Have you seen that one?” Probably not. But, then, if he was a friend of a Lord perhaps he was friends with the Orator. Ky ...

“That’s so interesting!” Aashi grinned, distracted by helping Tasia cut a piece of fish into bite sized portions. But still addressing Emery. “Are there many of them over there? I’ve ...

She didn’t want to eat. Her stomach clenched at the very thought of having to tolerate food. It’d just make her feel sick. And yet she didn’t have a choice. ...

Well, that wasn’t helpful. But she could still make it work. She just had to play her cards right and be strategic on how she filled her plate. Or, well, ...

“Sounds great!” At least she’d have a few hours to sulk in peace before then. “I’ll look forward to it!” She hoped there would be scrambled eggs or something similar. ...

Ky also glanced at Gaius and then at Sara. She’d want Ky to say yes. It’d just worry her if Ky collapsed in her bed again like she desperately wanted ...

“Um…” she risked another look at Gaius before turning her gaze on Lyra, still unsettled. “I… don’t know. I’m a little tired so I may, um… take a nap?”

Ky flushed and looked away quickly, intimidated. Her cheery demeanor faltered as she sobered. But she forced her energy to amp up again. Kyber didn’t have the luxury of retreating. ...

“That sounds really interesting!” Aashi said with a smile. “I’d like to see it sometime, if it’s not too much trouble!” Ky looked at Gaius as he spoke. She hadn’t ...

“Yeah, it’s annoying,” Pratik agreed. He smirked and joked, “Never know if I should buy drugs or start selling them to all the crackheads.”