Shady

“You as well!” Ky offered a smile, then glanced around the room. She’d caught sadness again. It’d take a while to shake off — so she could just stay up. ...

“I don’t feel like much of a child,” Ky mused, but also stood up and folded the blanket and laid it back down on the chair. “I had my childhood ...

Ky laughed a little, but there was still a bit of sadness she couldn’t quite shake. “Alas. And they’re the ones in charge of so many things.”

“It’s a shame,” Ky said quietly. “The whole situation.”

Ky laughed despite herself. “He did frighten me… I don’t think he likes me. But… but maybe he’ll like me better, now that I don’t have to lie to him ...

“The world needs more people like you,” Ky said with a smile. “I’m such a coward about it all.”

(Ahaha all good! I’ll edit mine too.)

“Admirable goals,” Ky said with a nod. She wasn’t even sure how she felt about that. Slavers had — quite literally — ruined her entire life. And yet it made ...

“I agree,” Ky said. She also wasn’t sure how she was going to have biological children. She wanted to raise them with a wife, not a husband. “I suppose biology ...

“That’s very kind of him,” Ky answered. “I’m sure he’ll lead the Barraster estate well, some day.” It seemed like safer territory, to focus on Ewan rather than Tarr. Ky ...

“Yeah…” Ky was quiet for a moment. Abuse tended to have that effect on people. She was actively trying do be talkative so that she matched the energy of the ...

“That’s fair,” Ky said. “Maybe she’d already been telling herself this story for a while?”

“Oh?” Ky said, looking at her curiously, wondering if there was a deeper meaning.

“I liked Lyra’s story about the ravens,” Ky said. “It feels like an allegory… allegory? Is that the right word?”

“It was pretty impressive how he weaved that together,” Ky agreed, brushing her hair back off her forehead. “But your story was positively tragic as well… I will admit I ...