Shady

She looked at him in alarm. “Sorry.” Did he want her to shut up? She could do that. She looked back at her hands and kept digging at the loose ...

Ky fidgeted and blushed, looking down at her hands. She was starting to bleed a little from how much she was picking at her skin. “He came to me in ...

Ky jerked her head up and blinked at him. Then hissed accusingly, “Jerica.”

She grimaced and shook her head. “You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you.”

“… they’re waking up…” she blushed even worse, somehow, picking at the skin on her hand.

Ky grimaced and fidgeted. “…Haelar.”

Ky cringed and nodded, wandering over to the fireplace. She couldn’t bring herself to sit down. “And the ghosts.”

Ky nodded. “And then trolls… and Rönn… and Stone Mother…”

Ky looked at her guiltily and then glanced away again. “A… lot… the gods are stirring… and making it everyone’s problem.”

Ky blushed profusely and fidgeted, looking anywhere and everywhere but her parents.

(I usually like it but I’m so tired and don’t feel like it lol I ended up procrastinating packing so then I went to bed late so now I’m exhausted ...

(Bro I gotta travel for work tomorrow and I’m big not ready lol) “Me—?” Ky gestured at herself uncertainly, glancing at the room. “In…?” Or go ‘play by yourself’?

Jerica nodded and gave Ky a hearty pat on the shoulder, then dipped her head and followed the servant.

“Uhhhhhhh.” Jerica looked at Ky. She preferred her sister, obviously. But she wasn’t a monster. She wasn’t going to pull Ky away from her mother. “… servant?” She glanced back ...

Ky glanced up at her, then blushed and shrugged and looked at the ground again. “I’m happy with whatever you prefer.” Jerica looked at her skeptically. It was clear she ...