Shady

“I imagine so,” Ky sympathized. “That must have been a lot for you to take in.”

(All good! I figured not with the timeline he told Zander last night — I feel like it makes more sense this way, doubt Septimus would have let Gaius rescue ...

“Were you… here?”

Ky nodded. “…So he hurt Gaius, too?” It was still a shitty move to use this as an excuse to dig. But, well…

Ky nodded. “… he sounds like if anyone deserves it, it’s him.”

Ky sighed softly. “… you think… he said something?”

“I don’t know,” Ky murmured. “The only word he said was ‘Sara’.”

Ky took a deep breath. This was exactly what she’d been meaning to keep from Emery. But if he knew what this meant, it must mean he and Gaius were ...

Ky cringed and shook her head.

Ky took a deep breath, considering the question. Her voice was quiet when she answered. “… I’m not sure… he went to the prison… and then asked me for Sara… ...

“…I… am not sure I’m supposed to talk about it,” Ky said carefully. “He deserves privacy.”

Ky glanced over at him. He seemed genuinely concerned, not gossipy. “…Sara is with him.”

Her gaze snapped towards him, guilt washing across her features for half a moment, before she quickly looked away and sped up. “He’s fine as far as I know.” Thank ...

“Always.” She smiled and stepped in the direction of the dining room.

“Oh, hello!” Ky smiled, glancing over his shoulder and perplexed where Zander was. Had he been locked in his room in time out for some small transgression? She looked back ...