Shady

Rana shrugged glumly, setting the book back down. “I figured I’d get in trouble if I put on something comfortable… more trouble.”

Rana nodded. “Yeah… it’s a little slow… but interesting.”

“Uhh…” she couldn’t remember what she’d grabbed — she’d known it was a decoy from the get go. She held it up so they could read the title for themself ...

“It’d be easier if some people were more agreeable.” She gave him a pointed look.

Rana hesitated, then sat back down, deciding she liked Shea enough not to flee at the question. Not that she was going to be honest. She shrugged, gesturing at the ...

Rana stood up and moved some pillows to the side to look. “Mm… I don’t see it…”

(Gotcha. Nice) Rana tensed at their reaction but forced a little smile. “Hello. How are you?”

Rana heard them and considered leaving but was afraid they were too close for her to slip away unnoticed and decided to just ball up smaller and hope they didn’t ...

Ki’nuu nodded in agreement. “There are far more of us than there are them.”

Ki’nuu grimaced at that.

(Oki library it is, then!) Rana was fed up . With Father. With the servants that still swarmed her room like ants in a very, very unwelcome colony. She’d gone ...

Ki’nuu nodded reluctantly. Perhaps she’d talk with the young one and see if she could convince them to leave. Nicely.

(Sounds good! Rana will be pouting in her room if the servants left. If not a corner of a library or something where she can be mostly alone. Good luck ...

“Perhaps this experience will scare them off?” Ki’nuu suggested.

(Up to you! I’d be down for either. What are you feeling?)