Shady

She rested her forehead against her knees and squeezed her eyes shut tightly, silently sighing. She was embarrassing Tomhas. And Gaius. But Tomhas was the one who had taken responsibility ...

Should she channel Kyber? Now seemed like a good moment for him to resurface. There was no universe in which he’d have been allowed to sulk in the corner. He ...

Ky glanced at the soldiers. Were they going to rat her cowardice out? Probably. She should probably try to make conversation with them. Especially since she was apparently going to ...

The instant Gaius left, she dropped her act and folded in on herself, shoulders rounding and arms wrapping tightly around herself. Why had she agreed to this? Why hadn’t she ...

Ky returned the nod and watched him go, then awkwardly sat down at one of the small tables.

Ky looked up at Gaius as he sighed, realizing she was messing everything up. She squared her shoulders and lifted her chin, forcing her body language to be far more ...

Ky nodded to them and offered an anxious smile.

“Yes, s-please.” Ky nodded. She supposed that was thoughtful after all. Had she mentioned her arrest before? She didn’t think so. He couldn’t have known she was terrified of both ...

Then why had he made her make the decision? It was so frustrating. He could have just told her to wait in the dining room and not forced her to ...

“Guess we’ll see,” Sadie said with a smirk. “It’s sugar coma or bust for me.”

That did not, in fact, make her feel better whatsoever. She flushed and dropped her gaze. “Upstairs.”

“I mean, either way,” Ky said quickly, not wanting to sound like the coward that she was. But there was no non-scary option here. Either prison with an anchor to ...

Ky looked at him with wide eyes, before she returned to a neutral expression. But she couldn’t hide the way her cheeks were still flushed. Did that mean he was ...

Ky stepped forward and pulled the door open.

“I appreciate it,” Ky said politely, nodding to him.