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Ky nodded. “I guess it’d make sense for them to be easy, if they already don’t have a huge vocabulary to start. Instead of trying to learn a whole new ...

Ky blushed. “I wouldn’t, regardless.”

“Hopefully.” Ky nodded. “I’m a little nervous, but I’ve been assured I’ll pick it up quickly. So… hopefully. I find I’m a more patient teacher than I am student.”

Ky nodded. “I have no doubt. Even I get frustrated with learning languages.” And Ivar seemed frustrated from the moment he laid eyes on her. “But Rickard has promised to ...

“I think so,” she said, nodding. “It’s going to be tough with Ivar since I don’t speak Nortung to be able to explain like I can with May. But we ...

Ky offered. She legitimately didn’t mind, but she also wouldn’t be offended if Ada turned her down. It took a lot of effort to learn a new language.

“Ah.” That made more sense than Ada being self conscious. Was she even capable of thinking poorly of herself? “That makes sense… you know, I’m teaching May and Ivar Upper. ...

“Of course!” Ky nodded, smiling. Then she hesitated. Surely that wasn’t something that she could only have because she was family. Gaius wouldn’t deny his guests tea. “I’m sure they’d ...

Ky nodded again. She wasn’t upset, yet, but she was uneasy with the direction this conversation was headed. It’d be better to go back inside before they got in a ...

Ky nodded. She had a little tough in her. She’d yelled at Gaius on the trip here. She wouldn’t have done that if she was completely soft… she still felt ...

“Maybe.” Ky nodded, but hesitated a long moment, thinking about it. She didn’t intend on getting hard. She was actively working on trying to develop her self confidence. To become ...

Ky nodded hesitantly. Would that be counted a lie? What could she get away with? She took a deep breath and let it out. “I’ve been informed I’m too soft.” ...

This was going to be an infuriating skill for a friend to have. She sighed softly, trying to think of how she could be careful and honest. “I’m not a ...

“I’m fine.” Ky shook her head and forced herself to take a deep breath, trying to think of anything else. She was getting tired of getting told how weak she ...

Ky’s mind flicked back to the slaver's head in the courtyard and a pang shot through her gut. She clenched her jaw and kept the queasiness off her face, but ...