Shady

"Pity." Ki'nuu glanced around, then started walking towards the edge of the clearing. "I'm bored. Let's go talk to Tove."

Zander nodded. "... So do the doors have to be open for them to get through? Or just unlocked?" He glanced around. "All three of us fanned the door getting ...

Ky and Talia both put a finger down. Rifkin glanced between them in surprise. But they were so young! Had they had to sew before they left home all those ...

"Will do." She nodded, glancing across the meadow. "Wonder if the troll likes shrike blood," she mused.

"... The ghosts can't get through locked doors?"

Ki'nuu nodded. "Well... good luck to you, then."

(Ah sorry that wasn't clear. She hadn't put one down to the girl comment because she was hoping Emery would say it was cheating. She finally put it down conceding ...

"Yeah." Ki'nuu tsked . "Where's the war? Still a ways off, I hope?"

Zander nodded slowly. "So... how can we be sure there's not one listening to us this very moment, that'll go tell Ky what we're talking about? Can't imagine she'll take ...

"Well never have I ever been a boy ," Talia countered, putting one of her fingers down. Ky put down a finger as well in response to Rifkin's, smiling. Rifkin ...

"...Gods." Zander rubbed his face, taking a long moment to gather his thoughts before he spoke again. "Poor kid can't catch a break... do they... meddle?"

"Oh." Ky nodded slowly. "So... never have I ever been a little girl?" Rifkin said with a little smirk. Talia gasped. "That's cheating!" He chuckled, glancing at Emery to see ...

"Did I do it wrong? I'm sorry," Ky said quickly, then blinked when she saw he lowered his finger. "Wait, you have seen one?" (Just reminded me we forgot Jerica ...

Zander blinked, glancing between them. They were right, he was having a hard time believing that. But, then, there was the Marrow Man and trolls; were ghosts really outside of ...

Ki'nuu shook her head with a sigh. "Foolish little humans."