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"Okay." Ky nodded. "I understand that."

Talia hesitated a long moment. "...But she's not actually a troll, of course...?"

Ky dipped her head. "I certainly will." She was quiet for a moment, then offered gently, "And... if you'd like a conversation with Gaius or Tomhas -- or Cecily if ...

"That's not very kind." Talia frowned.

"Thank you." She dipped her head a little. there... anything I can do to help you? Any messages you'd like passed along or things you'd like a living person to ...

“I appreciate that.” She smiled a little. “I… feel guilty having you spy… but… well… I’ve given them numerous opportunities to be forthright with me… it’s not my fault they’re ...

“Ah… well… she sounds like an interesting lady no doubt.”

Ky hesitated, then nodded. “…That’s true…”

Talia nodded quietly and went back to tying bundles as well. “…so Myna is a healer too?”

(No doubt! He grew up in the 50s in the backwoods of WV so he was every bit as racist, homophobic, conservative as you’d imagine as I was growing up ...

“I believe you.” Talia nodded. “I’ve learned not to judge people by how they look. That… can change. Very, very quickly.”

“He gives me non-answers when I do,” she sighed. “‘I’m trying my best’, ‘I’ll get you home as soon as I can’ rinse and repeat with no actual timeline in ...

Ky sighed and shook her head. “I don’t know. They won’t tell me anything. He’s probably not actually going to take me home at this rate.”

She nodded. Though she trusted him even less now. No chance he was taking her home now. She’d just be here with the stupid heart box she didn’t want to ...

Ky nodded. “It’s hard to get the tone right for something like this… and my anxiety wouldn’t be able to handle waiting a whole month for a response… I’ll be ...