Shady

Ky tensed at his anger, then realized he was mad at Aleth, not her. “I mean… he let me go into the market three or four times as a reward ...

“Hah!” She smiled weakly. “Maybe like a mid-sized dog? I… I think it went most of the way through. And I kind of accidentally hit my arm on the wall. ...

“I mean… I don’t want to be a bother. It’s not that bad…” She took a shaky breath. She needed to stop. Needed to learn to shut up and accept ...

“You’re probably right,” she murmured, shuffling forward with his help. “I had been on my way, to, well, I mean.” She blushed a tiny bit, but it was faint. Her ...

No. No she didn’t. But she couldn’t make it alone, and it’d be easier on her pride to accept help now than to get negative attention after she hurt herself ...

“Okay.” She nodded, but didn’t move. That was better. “That sounds nice.”

He was going too fast for her to keep up? Did he mean for her to come with him? She wasn’t sure. She tried to follow faster, but it just ...

Ky nodded. She really didn’t want to. She didn’t want the tea in the first place and certainly didn’t want to go downstairs. But she wasn’t about to let Tomhas ...

“I don’t know,” she murmured. “He was… asleep? At least laying down. So I didn’t want to disturb him. I’d been in the office changing right before that.”

“I’ll tell you everything I know,” she promised, nodding shakily. She only hoped she’d remember everything. It’d been a while since she’d reviewed the information at this point. Still, she

Ky nodded miserably. “We left all of Aleth’s things there when you sent him off and then brought us here.” She didn’t add that he’d been insistent that he didn’t ...

“Oh.” Ky nodded. “Of course. I can tell you all that.” She remembered the chest at Wolf Keep. “I meant to tell you— I made a mistake.” She cringed and ...

Ky nodded, then realized he wasn’t looking. She wanted his kids to be safe, too. And him. And Anneke. And she didn’t believe they ever would be while she was ...

“I don’t know.” She sighed, frustrated, and rubbed her face. “He wouldn’t tell me specifics, obviously. I’d expected it to be either Isya — but I know it’s not him ...

Ky took a deep breath, then let it out. How was she even supposed to respond to that? It’d probably worry him to know how much she wanted to just ...