Shady

Kieran shrank a little, not sure how to answer and intimidated. “Like I said, Kieran’s a bit of an odd case,” Rek said smoothly. “But he does very well. Very ...

(I just crawled in bed as well — night!) “…nearly eleven, sir,” Kieran agreed reluctantly. Rek eyed him. That wasn’t true at all; he still had a solid two months ...

“Um… archery?” Akeno offered hesitantly, glancing at Kieran with a furrowed brow. Rek gave a so-so motion with his hand. “He’s a bit of an odd case.” “I’m Lieutenant Jerica’s ...

“Thank you, sir.” Akeno dipped his head. “And it’s nice to meet you as well.”

“Lieutenant Akeno Haider, sir.” Akeno offered a hand. “I’m with the archery division.”

“Oh!” Kieran’s eyes got comically wide and then he dropped his gaze with a nod. “Yessir. Very nice to meet you, sir.” Rek made a mental note not to drop ...

“You too!” He offered an anxious grin, even though he hadn’t caught the man’s name. “…who are you?”

Kieran had just drawn a breath to gloat about his win over Akeno, but let it out, deflating a little as he realized he was being immature. Thinking about being ...

Rek nodded, not sure if he was agreeing with Ash being a good employer or that he was sharp or both. "Probably a skill that serves him well in his ...

"Glad to hear of it." Rek nodded. He'd need to be more careful. Not that he'd done anything wrong; but he needed to make sure he continued not doing anything ...

"Oh, wow! Quite a while." Rek dipped his head. "Impressive."

Rek nodded. "How long have you been here?"

"Oh, it was delicious," Rek answered with a little smile. "I feel ten pounds heavier and ten degrees warmer."

(Yeah lol Rek will catch on but I think he usually defaults to first names now that I think about it) (like Akeno's name is Akeno Haider and Derik calls ...

Rek glanced at his father as well. Should he wake him? ...Perhaps. But he didn't want to. Father never slept. Especially not when they were travelling. Rek was fairly certain ...