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“I don’t know.” She shrugged, dropping her gaze again. She didn’t want to reference a ‘however long it would take’ because then he’d ask what and she didn’t want to ...

She glanced up at him, face somehow blushing even with her pale and weakly constitution. “I didn’t plan on being out long enough for it to matter.”

Her stomach lurched and her heart began racing as she stared at him in guilty silence. For someone who claimed not to be able to read minds, he sure was ...

It felt like an accusation. And yet he hadn’t actually said anything she could argue with. She didn’t know Wick well enough to say one way or the other. She ...

She looked at him, then looked back at her leg. Somehow keeping her gaze averted made this more tolerable. Even though it was excruciatingly embarrassing. “… I worried Wick.”

Ky nodded. She certainly wouldn’t. It was already too cold for her liking, nevermind going even further north. Then again, she’d feel less guilty about drawing assassins up to his ...

Ky should say something. Anything. She was looking like such an ungrateful, petulant child right now. And she didn’t mean to be. But that’s how she felt. “And those are ...

Ky nodded again, considering what he said. Was there actually hope of a safe future ahead of them without her dying? It felt too good to be true. It felt ...

Ky nodded silently. Was that what this was? Tomhas wanted to send her away and was shipping the rest of the children along with her? God. She’d ruined everything.

She glanced at him again and looked at him in silent for a long moment. “I shouldn’t be around a single one of those kids.” She looked down. “Or any ...

She glanced at him, then down again. “Yeah.” Gods, she’d forgotten about that.

She was exhausted. But stayed tense and suspicious, waiting for Ash to turn a critical eye on her. What was he waiting for?

Ky glanced at him resentfully, then looked back at her own knees. Why wasn’t he lecturing her? Demanding she explain herself for why she got literally carried into the infirmary ...

Well, well, well, if it wasn’t the consequences of her own actions. Aleth always said she needed to be babysat because he couldn’t trust her to be left to her ...

Ky nodded silently, not looking up.