Shady

“What are you doing here?!” She was grinning, but it slowly fell as she realized he was scared of her now. Of course he would be. Everyone hated her. Why ...

Jerica did a double take as she saw Rickard. Then she lit up, a broad grin crossing her face. “Mr. Rickard!” She started towards him eagerly. Derik’s brow furrowed and ...

Derik nodded towards him and turned towards the door. Jerica had gotten bored of her stalemate with the soldier and had taken to wandering again with her escort. She turned ...

“Fair enough.” Derik nodded. “I thank you.”

“You as well.” Derik nodded to him, then glanced at Gaius with a raised eyebrow. “As you wish.”

“That’s all on my end.” Derik nodded, dropping his foot and straightening his shoulders as he glanced over at Tomhas.

(That’s totally fair) Derik nodded. “That’s fine, then. We’ll make do.”

(Awww oh no that’s reasonable tho. Maybe I’ll make Derik be the last out of the office so Rickard doesn’t see him at first lol he’d probably be conflicted about ...

(Wait what?) “Now…” Derik sighed, propping his foot up on one of the chairs to lean against his knee. “We wait. I’ll take my dependents with me into the village ...

(Awww buddy! Derik would have been very nice to him because he appreciated how much Jerica loved Rickard, but also I know he’s Super Scary War Lord so I can ...

(Okay that would be adorable I’d absolutely be down for him being her nanny. Her cool I’m-better-than-you persona she’s been maintaining around Gaius would crack in an instant. I can ...

(Nice! How long ago was he there?) (it’d be really cute if the answer was somewhere between like ages 7-12 — not necessarily the full time — but 8-12 was ...

(Bruh I totally forgot about that! He worked in the field, right? So it’s possible Jer may have saw him in passing but not quite understood the situation?) Derik glanced ...

(That is a plot hole I haven’t filled in years lol I think yes, but less intense than this RP’s version. Like they refer to them as “servants” or “attendants” ...

omfg I have resumed backing up thread one and found this (right after Lyra ended up in the infirmary with Ky and Tadaaki, after Tarr beat Aleth silly and then ...