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“Does it matter which one?”

(I literally just pulled it out of my ass and meant an actual stray dog or could be coyote or wolf but I have no plans lol) Jerica shrugged. “It ...

“A mutt-mutt.” She shrugged. “I don’t know. It was mangey and angry.” Ky stepped out and closed the door behind her.

“No ma’am.” She shook her head.

“There were some freaky spider things,” Jerica said with a furrowed brow. “And this angry mutt that kept snarling at us. But no one got hurt.” Ky hesitated, then slipped ...

“It was whatever.” She shrugged. “Cold. Long. And I couldn’t even whine because the chieftain was with us.” Ky pulled the bone out and looked down at it.

“Mm… maybe so.” Jerica nodded. “I guess we’ll see.” Ky shuffled inside, glancing around again to be sure the room was still empty.

“Hmm… maybe I’ll try that, I don’t know. I gotta sleep in the barracks and I don’t want them thinking me weak.” “Mm… maybe?” Ky nodded.

Jerica nodded. “Maybe I’ll get that. It’s bloody cold. My fingers ache all the time.”

“That’s good.” Jerica nodded. “…How do you not freeze to death, though?” “I… don’t know if… I should… pull it out out here? Where everyone could see.”

Jerica nodded thoughtfully. “And you like it here?” Ky looked down at the string, realizing she didn’t have the first idea how she was going to tie a bone onto ...

(Good with me!) Ky did her best not to get underfoot as they got to the stables. It felt wildly inappropriate to be hanging around with three nobles as if ...

Jerica settled back against the headboard and let her head rest against the wall. “So have you been up here a while? Ky glanced back at Sara and shook her ...

“Jerica,” she agreed with a grin and a nod. Ky poked her head in to look around.

Could he leave now? Was that rude? That felt rude. Deep breath. Ky will be back soon to fix this. At some point he really should stop hiding behind a ...