Shady

It hadn’t struck Ky she could have a sleepover. She wasn’t actually really sure what entailed — she’d never had one before. But it sounded exciting. Although she didn’t have ...

Ky nodded vigorously. “It’s very generous.” She hesitated, not sure whether to admit her discomfort with it. “I’m not sure what to do with myself.”

“The trophy room, and everything on the first two floors. Dining hall, study, map room… and my room upstairs.” She looked at Sera, wondering if she knew how absolutely excessive ...

“I think that’s why we’re saving it for last,” she said with a sheepish smile.

“Not yet. I think we’re ending there.”

“Thank you.” Ky murmured, not particularly surprised she already knew. “It feels mostly better now. I think I’ll just need the stitches out soon.”

Ky was also silent for a moment, the weight of the silence settling over her already. She couldn’t handle it. She considered tapping into Kyber, but she didn’t want to. ...

Ky also glanced at Gaius, not sure what the right move here was. Her gut reaction was a compliment. But Gaius didn’t like those. She didn’t know why, but she ...

“Oh, uh…” Damn, word traveled fast. “Yeah. Fairly recently, in fact…” She resisted the urge to say she was indebted to Tomhas. He didn’t like that. “We’re both very lucky, ...

“…oh…” Goddamn it, she fucked up again. He must have been snatched young. “… well… it’s still nice to have another Southerner around.” She glanced at Sera and Gaius. “No ...

Ky perked up, grinning enthusiastically. “Really? That’s cool!” Someone who understood . “What part?”

Ky nodded. Definitely a slave, then. She’d be less careless in the future, then. Slaves didn’t like being flattered. And she’d stopped that now, but she couldn’t quite seem to ...

Ky cringed slightly. Was he a slave? Had she just poked a sore? She hadn’t meant to. “Hopefully you can get some rest here, then. Traveling can be exhausting.” Especially ...

“I only know nine.” She shrugged, giving a self depreciating smile. “Perhaps you can give me some tips sometime on how to pick up some others. I’m sure you’ve had ...

Ky’s eyebrows shot up. Twenty-seven ? Gods, she really was an idiot, wasn’t she? “That’s incredible!”