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“Not really.” Ky glanced back at Zander. “Might join the two of you, if that’s okay?” She glanced back at Emery. There was no universe in which Zander said no. ...

“No s—“ Ky shook her head. “Been up to other stuff. Might go back in a bit, though. We’ll see.” Zander nodded. “I can’t say I would, either. But, again, ...

Ky nodded. “The library is… incredible. I can’t get over it.” “I couldn’t tell you.” Zander shook his head. “Not my Keep, not my memories… but I would imagine there ...

Ky smiled a bit. Full of life wasn’t how she’d describe it. It was dark and heavy and seemed like the dying embers of life desperately trying to cling to ...

“We just went out to the grove,” Ky said. She didn’t want to relive the hell in the barracks. How was Gaius doing? Would it be polite to go check ...

“Doing well!” Ky returned the grin. “We went a bit earlier,” Zander said, stepping back a bit so that they made more of a ring as he nodded towards Emery. ...

“Doing well!” Zander smiled, looking between them. “I take it you’ve been outside?” Ky had taken a step closer to Emery. “Hey Emery, how’s it going?”

It didn’t seem like a particularly remarkable hallway, though Ky still glanced around and took it all in, silently memorizing the detail. As if Aleth would appear at the end ...

“Yes!” Ky smiled and took a step towards where she was pretty sure Gaius had gestured at was the kitchens. Surely it wouldn’t be too hard to find if they ...

“It does.” Ky turned towards her with a grin, entire face flushing even redder than it’d been outside as the warmth returned more circulation. She rubbed her face gingerly. “It ...

“Thank you.” Ky bobbed her head to her and stepped inside, letting out a breath of relief as the warm air crashed into her like a wall.

Ky nodded. She did, though. If she wasn’t careful then she may start saying what she really thought and really felt, and that would be disastrous. Her brain needed to ...

“Guess there’s money to hoard when you starve your peasants.” Ky hesitated. That had come out far more bitter than she’d expected or intended. “Sorry. I didn’t mean—“ she couldn’t ...

Ky cringed. “Only a little, on the road. All the people who hired us were safe behind their walls, of course, away from all the carnage their selfishness was causing.”

“Uh…” Ky scratched the back of her neck, trying to remember. “Well, I’ve been here for the past three months or so. And Aleth took me thirteen months before that, ...