Shady

Ky froze, staring at Lyra with wide eyes. Yet another Loquitur catching her off guard and in a single afternoon. And this one far, far more direct. She didn’t have ...

(Oh I FORGOT TO SAY, I am SUPER interested in that poem!!! If you’re willing to share I really want to see it!!)

Ky watched her for a moment. There was clearly something else. But she didn’t know how to ask what it was. This was a game of cat and mouse, but ...

“Thank you,” Ky repeated. She felt like there was so much tension in the air between them. She wanted to break free of it. To ask Lyra if she actually ...

“Ah, well.” That was most of her job. “Hopefully it will at least be useful.” Ky hesitated. It might be pushing it. “Are there...” It was definitely pushing it. She ...

“Thank you,” Ky repeated again, stepping forward to look for the one Lyra mentioned. She pulled it off the shelf and then looked down at it. It was thick. She ...

“Thank you, ma’am,” Ky answered, genuinely appreciative for the help. Even though that meant she’d have to go back to Aleth sooner. “Do you of any others that might be ...

“Master Klev asked me to look for any books Lord Tarr might have about Serpent’s Keep,” Ky answered. Things felt so awkward now and she wasn’t quite sure how to ...

“Yes, ma’am,” Ky answered quickly. She certainly wasn’t going to argue about it. She wasn’t particularly eager to let Lyra get her in trouble in the first place.

"I'm sorry," Ky said gently. She could sympathize with feeling let out. Papa had sent her away any time he had to talk business when she'd been a child. It ...

"We're, ah..." Ky hesitated. This didn't seem like a good idea. She'd only shared information with Loquitur because it was extremely apparent that he knew the game as well as ...

Well, that wasn't reassuring. But, it wasn't like Ky wasn't used to being beaten. And this time she was actually learning something useful from it instead of merely being punished. ...

BUDDY! Omg, I love all three of them, they're so good! I really love all the imagery you use, it really drives home the emotion and makes it hit harder. ...

"Hello," Ky answered quickly. It surprised her that Lyra actually started the conversation this time. "It went well, I think. I'm... quite terrible." Ky smiled sheepishly. "Left me a bit ...

She'd done it. She actually got away with it. Her mind was still reeling that Aleth hadn't seen straight through her lie and beat the truth out of her. She'd ...