Shady

He would, wouldn't he? He seemed so grumpy. "Yes, ma'am... will I meet him? Or does he just sign something to approve it?"

“Oh…” Her eyes went wide. “Oh! … the king is going to know I exist?” That seemed like pressure.

“Oh…” She must have misunderstood. “So there’s nothing official that will happen? I just stay with them and pretend like I belong there?”

Well, now she felt like a jerk. But she couldn’t dwell on it before Sera changed the subject. “No, ma’am,” Ky admitted, shaking her head. “Honestly I’m still so shocked ...

Ky nodded, not quite sure what to say now that she’d answered her question. “You seem like you’d be a good mother,” she said after a pause. “You’re very soothing.”

“I’m sure,” Ky agreed. “Do you have kids?”

“They are,” Ky agreed. “…hopefully you’ll be able to see them soon, if the war is really over now?”

Ky smiled and dipped her head. "Yes, ma'am... well, I've only known them a few weeks. But they've been very kind to me. We play a lot of card games."

Ky's eyebrows shot up. Somehow, that took her off guard. "... I never considered that he was once that small." It was a foolish sentiment. But she couldn't even begin ...

"I'm sure," she agreed, also with a slight smile. She looked about the same age as the brothers, Ky thought. "... so you knew their Lord Ash and Lord Loquitur ...

(Uhh... how about we start chit-chatting and then skip if/when we run out of conversation topics?) Ky was silent for a long moment, then looked at Sera. She seemed like ...

"Yes--" It was going to take a while to break that habit, too. She bobbed her head. "That sounds good... I hope all goes well."

"Yes, sir," Ky said. It slipped out before she could stop it. "Sorry. Yes." Should she wish him luck? Would he need it?

(Look at us go! ... we might have a bit of an addiction xD) "Yes, ma'am," Ky answered, nodding to her. "Thank you." She looked back at Loquitur. "And thank ...

@GrandWild here's a new one haha