Shady

(Not me, having to reread everything to remember his story haha) “I was also being kept in the East,” Aleth answered. “Working as a butler to a merchant there, until ...

“Is that so?” Aleth maintained the smile, but was slowly scaling back the intensity of his pleasantries. An annoying reminder that he wasn’t back to his old self. Yet. “Have ...

“Yes, sir!” Aleth answered, keeping with the upbeat persona, even though it was starting to tax his energy reserves. “I’ve been getting first-class care. Lord and Lady Ash are most ...

Aleth was startled by the forwardness of this man. He assumed that anyone put close to him would be cold and guarded, but Emery seemed generally pleasant and off the ...

Aleth smirked. If he had to have a tail, he supposed he was fortunate to get an entertaining one. “Quite so.”

“Pleased to meet you,” Aleth said with a smile, taking his hand. He wasn’t pleased at all that his tail had stuck so quickly, but he could appreciate that Emery ...

Ah, so the tail had beat him to this hallway. “Yes, sir.” Aleth bobbed his head respectfully. “How do you do?”

Aleth coolly walked down the hall, glancing around as he reached the corner. Did he have time to snoop more before the tail got here? Or was he just being ...

Aleth kept flipping through the book, but nothing was standing out to him. He hummed as he glanced around the room. He wanted to keep digging. But he also wasn’t ...

He supposed that made sense enough— Ash didn’t have any children old enough to marry off in hopes of supporting him in this war. But that meant this wasn’t particularly ...

Aleth blew air through his nose, annoyed. He noted the date and then looked at the one behind it.

Aleth bit his lip, trying to think of what would be most helpful to search for. He decided on flipping to the most recent entry then working his way backward ...

Aleth made note of exactly the angle it was sitting at, then carefully picked it up and thumbed it open.

Aleth crouched down in front of the table and pulled out the drawer, looking for a false bottom or secret compartment.

Aleth gave his eyes a moment to adjust, then he strode towards the nearest end table. It was a long shot that Ash would keep anything of value in a ...