Shady

"Have fun," Jerica said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. She barely resisted the urge of telling Eve to go fetch. There was no point in getting into a pissing contest between ...

Jerica had been planning to go get it. But now she'd stand here and die before she went after it. "Gods, do I really have to do everything around here?"

Jerica tensed, ready to go after the present, but stopped when Eve gave her a better idea. "Oh, huh, yeah sure." Jerica took an arrow from the quiver and notched ...

Ky sat forward, watching eagerly as she took it all in. "Did it hurt you?"

Ky looked from his face to the pouch, eyes wide with admiration. "Whoa..."

"Fair enough," Ky said. She was quiet for a moment, not quite sure what else to say. "I've never seen a spider."

Ky smiled at him, glad to be past the discomfort of the previous topic. "Are there a lot of spiders in this region?"

"Yes sir!" Ky answered hastily, feeling strangely unsettled. "Um... you're going for a ride later? Do you enjoy that?"

"Oh, yes, sir, of course!" Ky answered quickly, realizing that her lack of response had upset him. "No one is all-good or all-bad. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I ...

"Oh." Ky's voice was small, frightened at the prospects of being with someone like that. It sounded like Aleth, but even more powerful since he was noble. It made her ...

"How do you mean?" Ky asked gently, cautiously avoiding agreeing or disagreeing with his assessment of Tarr. Even though it was right.

"That makes it all the more admirable that you chose to become kind, I think, sir," Ky answered. "It's easy to lose empathy when things are very good, or very ...

“It’s an admirable trait,” Ky agreed. “Papa always said kindness is the most important thing a person can have. And he thought it was rare to be both kind and ...

“Thank you!” She smiled at him. “Diplomacy is certainly difficult in different ways… but at least it doesn’t leave you bruised… usually.”

"Very much so, sir!" Ky said eagerly. These had been some of the best weeks of her life. Well, at least of her life after being snatched from her farm. ...