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“Thank you.” Ky nodded, then hesitated. “… maybe… don’t? Say the word? I… think it’s best if they don’t know I can see them. So I’ll just pretend I can’t. ...

She grimaced. “… if I mess up. Hopefully won’t.”

She nodded, too. “… it will be okay. We just have to trust the process.”

(Okay! That sounds good. We just went to dinner. Once we’re done I’ll be ready but sticking with the 9 ish estimate)

“Yes s—“ she cut herself off with a nod. “I will… I’ll try to pretend I can’t see them here.”

(You’re all good— but yeah! I think that’s a great idea! I’ll be free probably around 9 cst tonight for maybe an hour if you want a synchronous brainstorm or ...

“I assume so,” Ky said quickly. “I… already thought of that. But… haven’t seen any, yet.”

“No.” She shook her head quickly. “I was worried about— … I… just wanted to be sure it would work. So I asked him to try to take it out ...

Ky shrugged. “I’m not sure… he’s really nice, though.”

She hesitated a long moment. “… Severus.”

“They do,” Ky said firmly. “For sure. I tested it.”

“Myna gave it to me… she’s a wood troll… partly.” She wandered closer to her mother and held it out to her to offer to let her look.

“The ghosts?” She shook her head. “No.” She pulled out the charm. “They can’t get me if I have this.”

Ky bit her lip and nodded slowly. “He- Haelar - said it would be okay though.”

Ky nodded, still blushing. She was already roped in, she was nearly certain. But she wasn’t going to fight with her mother. Certainly not as soon as she got back.