Shady

"If you call that hostile, I've got some bad news for you." Jayk snorted, but was smirking. He rubbed his face. "But mostly because it had to be believable. I ...

Jerica looked at him for a long moment, trying to think of how she could answer his question with a question. She still wasn't risking being assaulted by the K.K. ...

"Well, I don't mean Jerica," Jayk laughed, then strode across the room and flopped down in one of the overstuffed chairs, gesturing at the other one invitingly.

"Yeah." Jayk's mouth quirked into a little smirk. "I learned when I was a teenager. But even if it were hereditary, I'd still be able to use it." He gestured ...

Jayk looked at him a moment, then decided he didn't like the fact that Elias was standing over him, even though he wasn't trying to loom. He stood up and ...

Jerica kicked her feet against the ground, more in a fit than anything else, as Aerik finally stopped. "Fuck!" She left her forehead pressed against Aerik's shoulder as Elias spoke ...

"Not bad." Aerik nodded, then looked down at Jerica. "I'mma heal it now." Jerica groaned loudly and let her forehead fall against Aerik's upper arm. "I know..." he said soothingly, ...

"Yep," Jayk agreed, turning him loose and plopping down on the ground next to Aerik and Jerica. He pushed up Jerica's right sleeve and cringed. "Ouch." "What happened to you?" ...

"I don't know, either," Jayk answered. He'd only met her an hour ago, how was he supposed to know what she could or couldn't do? He looked around at where ...

Jayk gave him a side-eye, pushing open the door to the house as they got to the bottom. The puzzle pieces were falling into line perfectly. R'hyk, dagger, heat. "Are ...

Jayk was silent a moment, considering the question. "I mean, not spontaneously, no... but I guess you could make it do that if you wanted to? I use it to ...

"It's called a Transport, and it's done using the R'hyk," Jayk said, deciding to answer him since he couldn't talk to Aerik right now anyway. And, now that the initial ...

"Yeah, well, we'll see how the stairs go, won't we?" Jayk answered dryly, walking after Aerik.

"C'mon, kid." Jayk bent down and hooked a hand under Elias's armpit, then hauled him to his feet. He wrapped Elias's right arm over his own shoulder, then wrapped his ...

"I've always been here." Aerik smirked and gestured vaguely around them, showing that they were next to his gardens. "Welcome back." Jayk was standing nearby. He hopped twice and shook ...