Shady

"Nor I," Pratik answered, pulling the coat back on. The difference was immediate. His insides were still spasming, but the coat was a warm and welcome change. He handed the ...

Pratik nodded then called ahead. "Ada! Slow down again." He slowed his own horse to a walk, waiting for Rickard to hand the coat back.

Pratik hesitated. The little bit of altruism left in him wanted to decline; to let the older man be as comfortable as possible. But his better sense was concerned about ...

Gods, she was being a fool. But, then, Pratik reminded himself to be patient. He had learned how to function past his anxiety since he was born -- he supposed ...

"Thank you," Pratik said, inclining his head. "It's all I ask." Hopefully, it'd be all Ash asked for as well. Pratik had already decided that if Ash decided to be ...

Pratik took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He had to focus on his breathing. He had to. "Tonight, we'll be staying in an inn," he said. "Not ...

Pratik let out a sharp breath, turning back around in the saddle. He couldn't make that promise, though. Roland clearly hadn't realized Rickard was watching him. How could either of ...

Uneasiness slammed down in Pratik's gut in an instant, and he looked over his shoulder in alarm. "Did anyone else see either of you?"

"No debt to be had," Pratik answered, smiling a little, despite his ill-ease. This was why he'd rescued so many slaves -- and why he'd continue to rescue even more. ...

Pratik took a deep breath, and slowly let it out. "Good." He was silent for a moment, looking over at Ada. Was she going to cause them problems? He honestly ...

"It's alright." Pratik sighed. He needed to stop being so short-tempered. He would probably also have this many questions if he wasn't the one with the plan. It was hard ...

"The less you know, the safer we all are," Pratik said gruffly. Was he being a bit of an asshole? Maybe. But it was his and Roland's necks on the ...

“We’re heading to the nearest town for the night,” Pratik answered. He didn’t have any idea how long it was going to take, now that he couldn’t move at his ...

“We’ve all been through a lot,” he muttered, but forced some of the tension out of his shoulders. Both of them had probably been through far worse than him. Rickard ...

“I’m not going to leave him any more than I’m going to leave you,” Pratik snapped, a slight edge creeping into his voice. She was awfully entitled, to have also ...