Shady

“Where is she now?” Derik challenged. “If you open yourself to business to them, you open yourself to surprise visits. And do you think they’ll travel all the way up ...

“Oh my god.” Derik rubbed his face in exasperation. “I have no idea what the child looks like. Are you telling me there is no resemblance between her and the ...

Derik didn’t like that answer at all. That sounded like a man who’d go digging for answers the moment Derik turned around. He was silent for a long moment. “You ...

“…I don’t know.” He sighed, looking at Ash warily. “I’d say the ball’s in your court now. Are you going to keep your mouth shut; or are you going to ...

(Thanks! I survived. Now shoe shopping for my uniform… which I don’t love… but is SO much better. I’ve been assigned several hundred pages of training and it’s so boring)(legit ...

“Secrets can’t be shared if they’re not known.” Derik shrugged, then hesitated, realizing it sounded like Zander didn’t trust him. That’s not at all what he meant. “… Zander is ...

“Perhaps,” Derik said non-commitally. “I’m sure Zander has probably already reached out to them regarding this mess I stumbled into… however I took an oath of secrecy, so I can’t ...

Derik eyed him. They were quickly getting into forbidden territory. “Someone far above me.” He should probably send her a letter, too, come to think of it. She would know ...

“No.” Derik shook his head. He didn’t like questions. He didn’t blame Gaius for them; they were reasonable. But questions were dangerous. And he didn’t want to stumble carelessly into ...

“It’s not a Southern thing.” Derik shook his head, bending down to put his boot back on. “I live there as a cover story; I’m from a country off continent. ...

Derik considered for a moment. “I mean. If it’s within sight, sure.” He crooked his finger and the boot came floating back towards him lazily, in sight this time. “I ...

Derik blinked at him. “I mean… that takes significantly more energy… but… perhaps? In theory?” He shook his head slightly. “I’ve heard of such things happening before, but with Rangers ...

“It depends on weight and distance,” Derik answered warily. “I can’t send anything heavier than a letter to Zander with how far away he is. But the closer the distance, ...

“He’s got the letter already— that part’s instant. I don’t know how long it’ll take him to write up a response since I don’t know what you asked. But I ...

“Now, we wait. The response will materialize near my person, but I’ll hand it over without looking at it.” Derik understood the alarm. He’d been much the same the first ...