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Cocky. “And has he been giving it?”

Ky considered for a moment, but slowly nodded. “Gaius prefers directness. Gets angry when he thinks you’re flattering him. But… yeah… probably best to be polite, I would guess.”

Ky cringed. “It can come back to bite you quick when paired with the inability to shut up.” This the reason everyone was better off with her not talking. You ...

“Oh, they lectured her sternly and apologized all over themselves,” Ky said, realizing that Ada didn’t think this was funny. “This is just the first time she left her township, ...

“She doesn’t understand.” Ky shook her head, sobering a bit. “Just a dumb kid.”

Ky nodded. It was such an odd experience to be with someone who loathed rich men as much as she used to. When said rich men were now her family. ...

Ky glanced at her. Was her tribe even still together? Things were probably going to be radically different when she went back. Did she realize that? It didn’t seem like ...

“Maybe.” Ky blushed a little and offered a small smile. That seemed like pressure. (My Spotify just brought on the song ‘Rich White Straight Men’ by Ke$ha which seems applicable ...

“I’d like that.” Ky smiled. That seemed wildly unlikely that Tomhas would let her go wandering around in hopes of finding a tribe of warriors. Especially ones that wouldn’t like ...

“That’s really neat.” Ky smiled.

Ky nodded in agreement. She let a brief silence hang between them before, “… so you’re a potter?”

Ky cringed. “I suppose it depends on how said life is ending.”

Ky nodded in agreement. “Simpler no doubt.”

Ky nodded. “I don’t expect them to be fluent. But hopefully I can teach them enough to be friends. They seem to like each other already with no common words ...

“Oh.” Ky blushed a little. She thought she meant new children joining the tribe. “Well… I suppose I’ll test my theory soon, anyway. Tasia wants me to teach her how ...