Shady

"Sometimes the next nearest river is a long way away." He shrugged, then glanced over at them and rolled his eyes. "You got down around the bend, obviously. But it's ...

"What's the flower?"

"... My brother, sir," she admitted, voice very quiet and face red.

All three nodded. "Yes, sir." Talia wished Kael could come home, too. But that'd be pushing it.

"Yup." Aeron nodded. It was good to know. "They like making trades, too. Like. If they don't want to let you bathe in their river, they may trade you a ...

"Hmph." Tasia looked at the other items in the box.

"Um... yes sir." She nodded. "I...I think..." She grimaced. "My Papa should still be there... probably." She'd seen Ky's Papa get stabbed; gods only knew what happened after that. Her ...

"Oh, yeah." Aeron nodded. "They're all over, but they're nice if you're polite."

"Why's it in the box?" she frowned.

(huh good question lol) "Yes, sir." Dar'shaya nodded. "My older brother." Harlyn nodded as well. "My auntie."

"What is it?" Tasia wrinkled her brow, not enjoying being chided.

"Rhaebaki, sir," Harlyn said. "A village called Shirr." "I'm from Austraka," Dar'shaya answered. "Lutalya."

Aeron snorted. "What does that mean?"

Tasia hesitantly let it go.

(not me, once again stealing characters from Jerica's novel because I'm shit at naming characters lol these are the names of her two attendants) "Dar'shaya, sir," the dark-skinned girl answered, ...