Shady

Ky felt ill. And yet she wasn’t properly surprised. She knew there’d been a thorough purging and employee turn over. Out with the evil, in the new. She shook her ...

"It's wonderful, ma'am," Talia said with a smile. "The comfiest bed I've slept on in my entire life and I'm pretty sure I've already eaten my entire body weight in ...

"...What bloodbath?" she asked uneasily.

"You're dead," Ky scoffed, turning back towards him. "This is Gaius's Keep now. Gaius's property."

Talia smiled a little and dipped her head, then went to the closet and tied it up next to the one Sera had put there. She returned to the counter ...

Ky sighed and stood up. "Fine. I'll tell him you're not happy about it." She turned towards the door, body weary. "But I imagine getting you riled is just what ...

She nodded. "Apparently Gaius told Jerica to destroy his room?" She furrowed her brow, glancing at Septimus and then back at Tomhas. "Not sure why."

Talia swapped out one of the sprigs for a different one that looked more similar and carefully wrapped the stems with the twine, glancing at Sera to be sure she ...

"... your father," Ky admitted, glancing at Tomhas.

"Does it matter which herbs go in which bundle?" Talia asked, hesitantly grabbing a few sprigs and bunching them up.

Ky glanced at Tomhas, realizing she was ignoring him. "Sorry... it's just..." She took a deep breath, realizing she had no idea how to explain this. She glanced back at ...

"Could you please do one as an example so I could see how?" Talia asked.

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" Ky scoffed, sitting up a little straighter herself as she looked at him. "He's Lord, not me." And this was ...

Talia followed after her. "Sure thing." She nodded.

"Yes, ma'am." Talia inclined her head. "If you've got something I could help with, I'd like to."