Shady

“… think it’d be pushing it to see if Xander’s free?” he asked.

“Where to?” Zander asked, glancing between them.

No, after Ky. She quickly stepped out to the hall and held the door for them. Zander went out next.

“You as well.” Zander smiled a bit at Ada’s enthusiasm. He looked at Emery. “Shall we?”

“Sounds good.” Zander nodded to them. “Thank you.” “Thank you,” Ky murmured quietly, then took a step backward, glad the conversation was over.

Ky shook her head, still resolved not to talk. Zander considered for a moment, then also shook his head. “Nope, I think my curiosity has been satisfied. Thank you both ...

Ky nodded in agreement. And then immediately aww wanted wood to knock on. She tended to jinx things when she got too confident. And she didn’t want that. She didn’t ...

Ky nodded, still blushing a bit, resolving not to talk anymore. She always made things worse when she talked. 100% of the time.

Ky was embarrassed that they’d both noticed — and Zander, too — but was placated by the further explanation. She could tolerate this compromise, as long as they weren’t insulting ...

Ky bristled, angry that she was insulting her father -- and yet lacking the guts to say anything. Where was Kazhra's Keep? That's right. She didn't have one. So she ...

Zander nodded in agreement. "I think we all wish that." Not that it particularly affected him much. Ky was in danger from Aleth's fucking assassins, not Tarr's nonsense. So she'd ...

"Of course. My apologies." Zander nodded to him. He legitimately was just curious, not digging for information. He was quiet for a moment, thinking through all this before he mused, ...

Zander nodded. That, also, was what Pratik had hinted towards. But he'd been all but begging Zander to go help him kill Utrid and Tarr and be done with it ...

"He's got Utrid, right?" Zander asked. He'd gleaned as much as humanly possible from Pratik in the past day, and had a general gist of the situation and Pratik's disdain ...

"That's good." He wasn't sure if it was going to stay that way. And he also wasn't so sure that this place was going to bring Ky peace in the ...