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Ky nodded in agreement, mind flicking towards Rickard. She briefly considered how utterly miserable he would be to standing out here right now, and then wondered how Emery was faring ...

Ky smiled sheepishly, pleased that he wasn't upset at her attempts. "I do plan on learning while I'm here."

Ky nodded and slowly, painfully, stumbled over the name. She tried a second time, and it didn't go well that time, either. She cringed, blushing as she remembered Ivar's impatience ...

It occurred to her that that was probably the first hug Rönn had in as long as it'd been since he'd gotten a gift. Which was sad. But she wasn't ...

(hahaha) Ky laughed despite herself. She knew this was supposed to be a serious moment. But here Rönn was picking Gaius up like a little child. She was fairly certain ...

Ky let out a happy little squee and danced in place, grinning broadly. It’d take her a while to be able to pronounce the second, but she could do Rönn. ...

"Rönn?" Ky repeated, perking up. "That's your name?"

Ky smiled sheepishly. Still. That helped. "Raum?"

Ky nodded. "I've been trying to think of guesses, but I don't know many Nortung names..." She was going to sound stupid. "Rungnir? Runolfr? Rumfari?"

"Are the names the same now as they used to be?" Ky asked, not, in fact, willing to drop it.

High praise indeed. Ky slipped her hands in her pockets, being careful not to jostle the medicine too much, but very much feeling the need to bury deeper into her ...

"I'll be heading out to track down who's coming after her and why," Zander answered. "Starting in the South, figure it'll take me to the East. Got some names to ...

"Thank you," Ky said quickly, nodding. "That's all, I, uh, I... appreciate it." She looked between the four of them, feeling very much like she should be in center stage, ...

This was… going well, yes? Ky took a deep breath, letting herself hope. Zander and Pratik exchanged a glance. It felt like there were so many questions and yet none ...

Ky felt ever so uneasy by Ruh saying it was a bold choice. Was he planning to hurt Gaius? She hoped not. But she did tense, slightly, ready to spring ...