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"Oh, um, I like everything!" Ky said brightly, startled by the question. What even were her options? She wasn't sure. She also didn't like making choices. Still. "I'm grateful for ...

Ky grinned. This was going much better than she feared. "I love pies -- and I hear yours are legendary!"

"Yes, ma'am," she answered with a smile. Was it okay to still call really old people sir and ma'am? She'd been in that habit, even before she was snatched. She ...

"It's a pleasure to meet you!" Ky remembered not to add the 'sir' as she smiled at him and shook his hand firmly. "Kylia Ruiarc."

Ky ushered Mattathias and Marcella ahead of her, not above using literal children as her human shield. But she forced herself to smile and stride forward, pretending that she wasn't ...

Ky shooed Marcella and Mattathias forward, her own stomach fluttering now that she fully processed what Oscar had said. More people to meet and charm. Here's hoping they were warmer ...

Ky sprang to her feet in an instant. She closed her eyes for a moment, silently chastising herself. She needed to stop being jumpy all the time. It was alright ...

"Hey, hey now, play nice," Ky chided. "You'll scare Petrir if you keep it up and then we'll have to put him down."

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Ky looked between them, no idea what to say to that. That was a topic she wanted to stay way, way away from. "What's the heaviest thing you've ever picked ...

Ky sobered slightly. "You'll be a big strong man in no time!"

"I don't think a dog would like that very much," she laughed.

"Hey, you never know!" Ky said. "Maybe once you're bigger and can take of one on your own?"

"Yeah, it takes a lot of handling them for them to be like this." She gestured at the kitten. "I play with him a lot so that's why he likes ...

"Mm, I didn't ask how many there were," Ky said, honestly, then decided to be diplomatic with her next answer. "I don't know when I'll be back that way; perhaps ...