Shady

Talia gasped and looked at him immediately. It was Ky? She was... alive, still? Here? How? What did that mean? Where was she? Was she okay? She realized she absolutely ...

"How so?"

"Yeah." She frowned. "That's why frogs are better than bears."

Talia blinked quickly, not at all sure what to say. She glanced over her shoulder, hoping the messenger or Lieutenant Mikaelson had by some miracle come in as well to ...

"Magic." He shrugged. "Just gotta blow 'em up. I tried knocking one away earlier and it didn't work. They're stubborn."

"Bet they're snuggly though."

Talia stopped moving immediately when he said no, then stared at him with wide eyes as he continued talking, subconsciously wrapping her fingers around her strap tightly. Young lady from ...

"Yeah. They're little buggers," Aeron said.

Tasia giggled. "That's silly."

"No sir," Talia agreed. "We changed a few miles from here." He didn't like the dresses, then? "...We could change again if something else would be more to your liking?" ...

"Nah, they kill for sport." He shook his head. "Dip their hats in your blood as a trophy of sort. That's why they're called redcaps."

"What's dat mean?" Tasia ran her fingers across the carving.

"Yes sir," Talia answered, still smiling, though she was starting to doubt herself. What had they done to displease him already? "He's been most kind, thank you for your generosity, ...

Aeron snorted and rolled his eyes. "They want your blood; it's just all they can reach. It gets you down so they can reach your throat."

Tasia followed after her.