Shady

(That’s so exiting! Pics?) Derik hummed for a moment. “Jerica believed them to be, yes… I think Rickard was understandably wary.”

“…Yes.” Derik inclined his head. Even more embarrassing. “He was Jerica’s nanny through most of her formative years.”

Derik let out a little sigh as he turned back to Gaius and Tomhas. How embarrassing. “I’m.. sorry about… that .” He gestured towards the stairs vaguely. He supposed they ...

(Yeahhh lol) “Jerica,” Derik said firmly. “Stop talking.” “He—“ “ Stop ,” he interrupted, giving her a stern look. “I promise we will talk about this later, but for now ...

“You have to pay him,” Jerica asserted after he walked away, looking at Derik. “Levin didn’t pay him! My whole life he didn’t get any money! Do you have enough ...

Derik glanced at the woman and nodded in agreement. This clearly wasn’t good for Rickard and gods knew this man deserved a break. He glanced back at Rickard. “I’m sorry ...

“Levin didn’t pay him,” Jerica said in outrage, not bringing it down like she was supposed to as she looked at Derik, ignoring Tomhas entirely. “He made him work then ...

She was absolutely going to do something about this. But no point upsetting him. She’d need to talk to Derik and get Rickard gold for all his years of unpaid ...

“Good. The bastards should be angry if they’re gonna, gonna… steal labor from people.” She rubbed her face. “Actually, no. I angry. You should be angry, too. And they should ...

“I most certainly did not or I would have pitched the biggest fit known to man… were… are there others? I’ll make Levin let them go and pay them. You ...

“I…” Jerica slumped against the wall. This was so confusing. So many emotions. Happiness to see her old friend. Relief that he didn’t hate her like Biryn said. Absolute wrath ...

“What? I’d never have wanted you gone, Rickard. You were one of my only friends.” She was trying not to get too worked I so she wouldn’t frighten him, but ...

“Sold?” She blinked at him, mind coming to a screeching halt. “What?”

Jerica was so confused, but she was clearly frightening him so she took a step backward to give him more space. “I…” she hesitated. What was he talking about. “I… ...

(Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed ^^ I think I captured her personality pretty well there to give you an example of the righteous indignation I mentioned lol she absolutely puts ...