Shady

“Nope.” He shook his head. “Just pictures in books. Never real.”

Ky nodded to him, offering a little smile, then shut the door after him.

“Oh, I-I could never.” She shook her head quickly. “I don’t want to abuse his kindness; I know how expensive we are to feed and clothe.”

“Okay. Easy enough; sounds good.” Gonna be a long night, though. Unfortunately. He should have napped.

Where was he going? She furrowed her brow and follower him in.

“Perfect.”

She sighed and shook her head. “Nothing good will come of it. Nothing.” She put her hand on the doorknob.

“Um… I mean… I’m not too picky, ma’am.” She tensed. This was too cheeky. Oops. “I… know I’m young but I’ve been a professional assistant for two years, ma’am. I’ve ...

(Makes sense ^^ ) Ky blushed, embarrassed to be the topic of conversation. “O-oh that’s okay, ma’am. Ma’am’s. Thank you very much. I… I think I just need a job ...

(Oki sounds good ^^ ) Aeron strained his ears; sure enough, he could. He nodded. “Yep.”

“Gaius cannot know ,” Ky said firmly. “Ever. From anyone.”

“I already let him know that,” she said sourly. “And he doesn’t care. And I’m not going to tell them that just so I can go or it’d eat Gaius ...

(Wait what time of day is it? Lol) “You said its fairly close, yeah?”

Ky sighed. “That’s true… but its still true.” She hesitated outside the door to the dining hall.

(Sounds good! You mean skip to having Talia show up at Serpent Keep?) “…yes ma’am.” She said reluctantly, dipping her head. She didn’t know how she was supposed to get ...