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She swallowed hard. "I acknowledge that Tomhas Loquitur wishes to offer me a place in his family and I assert that it is my wish to join his family."

Ky returned a nervous grin. Well, this wasn't so bad after all. And it was already half over. She was as weirded out by the blood as she'd imagined she ...

(Okay fair! I'm fully winging this though haha if there's anything specific she needs to know to say -- i.e., if she was supposed to say in response to this ...

Ky took the other end of the femur. She was trembling; could he feel it? She hoped not. She was trying not to look miserable, but she was getting so ...

Ky nodded tensely and squared her shoulders and walked next to him slowly, matching his pace, as she did her best not to look as utterly terrified as she was.

(haha I'm getting so giddy xD) Ky hesitated just outside, taking a moment to take a deep breath. The cold air was a shock to her system that immediately felt ...

(aww that's so wholesome! twinsies!) Ky pulled the cloak on and fastened it with the brooch Sara had given her. It really was so beautiful and thoughtful. She pulled on ...

(xD yeah) Ky hesitated, looking at her mountain of gifts. Was she supposed to put those away now? She didn't want to leave a mess for someone else to have ...

(Hmm do you think maybe she should, then? I feel like she may feel like she should wear her wearable gifts for this since it's a special occasion -- and ...

(I was about to have Ky put on the new cloak and then remembered I'm gonna have her get stabbed and make her cloak bloody lmao we're not gonna go ...

(Yep! Let's do it that way, then ^-^ ) (Is it going to be night or just dusk?) That sent a flutter through her stomach. Couldn't they just not and ...

(ohh we can take them out of the scene! I have literally nothing planned for them haha I was sort of operating on the assumption that they hadn't known they ...

Ky's grin broadened and her face got even warmer; so thoroughly, utterly pleased with the wonderfulness of this whole day and of her new family. Zander smiled as well, attention ...

"I'm sure I'll learn lots from this one!" Ky grinned at him, then down at her book, then at the massive stack of presents. It was all so overwhelming. And ...

"Whoa!" Ky said admiringly, flipping open the book to quickly flick her eyes over one of the accounts without actually reading it. The handwriting was wildly satisfying and the sketches ...