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“Yes.” She also drew herself upright, though she was still dwarved by him and it was more pitiful than intimidating. “I am like my father. Both of them. And I’m ...

“Mm… I mean… not really? Like. They weren’t shoddy. But they weren’t fancy. No need for all that. Levin’s not with us and the rest of us are reasonable humans.” ...

Jerica smirked a little. “Thanks.” “Mm.” She looked at him disdainfully, resisting the urge to reach up to feel for the rune. It was still there. It had to be. ...

“That’s what he said.” She hesitated, then shrugged. “I didn’t know that. Can’t back down, though. Then I’d just look stupid. So imma eat it anyway.” Ky looked at him ...

“He said I’m not gonna like it.” She shrugged. “But I can interact with you all,” she pointed out. “Isn’t that a connection?” (Ohoho Ky out here on a suicide ...

“No.” Jerica shook her head. “Ash said I can try whale tonight though.” “But it’s possible?” She pressed. “Could I do it, if I willed it hard enough?”

“… yeah.” Jerica admitted with a dip of her head. “Wait you can force people through?” Ky’s eyes snapped to his face. “Can you force him through?”

Jerica wrinkled her nose. “What cracks?” She had a spike of anxiety. Gods. She hated this man. And his monstrous son. “And what ‘choice’ do you keep referring to?”

“I’m still not convinced it wasn’t.” She hadn’t figured out what to make of Them yet. “No.” She looked at him sourly. “No thanks to you.”

“Their bread is weird.” She wrinkled her nose. “Well… well…” She sighed, anguished. “Is there anything else?”

Remind you of anyone? Lol

“I would assume so.” She shrugged. “…Unless I’m still in trouble… so maybe not. I don’t know.” “The South.” Ky paced anxiously, scrubbing her face. “Did they say anything about ...

She nodded. They wouldn’t like her, so it didn’t matter. Ky rubbed her face. “They’re going to take me back,” she said through her hands.

Jerica nodded. “Well… that’s good to know.” “It can’t be good, if he’s here for me. You’re sure this is about me?”

“Those are the daughters?” “Gods.” She was trembling now. “Gods, gods, gods.”