Shady

“You as well,” Derik nodded to her and strode toward, glancing at the cups. He knew exactly what this was. “No thank you.” He glanced at the guards. They didn’t ...

“I am.” Derik inclined his head, striding inside. “Thank you for that allowance.” He glanced at the woman. “Lady Ash, I presume?”

Derik focused on collecting his thoughts and how he was going to approach this narrative, grateful that his escort didn’t force a conversation. Soon they were back to the hall ...

(Idk how easily Derik will be able to get an escort but he probably wouldn’t really talk to them unless forced if you wanna gloss over the walk a bit?) ...

Alright. Fine. I’ll be there in a fortnight. Try… to be gentle with her. And the father, too, if he crosses your path. He seems just as delicate. Neither will ...

God fucking damn it why the fuck are you there? This… isn’t good. I let them believe I was the only one, like we’d agreed. I assume he called you ...

The three boys watched Derik closely, trying to figure out what had happened in the few minutes that had transpired since they parted. Derik was being deliberately calm, which made ...

“She’s fiiiiine , Kieran.” Akeno had thawed out, finally, and was feeling optimistic. He reached over to wrap his arm around Kieran’s shoulders and mussed up his hair with his ...

“Sounds good, thank you.” Derik stepped inside the dormitory then turned to assess the room that opened before him.

“Alright.” Derik nodded to her, glancing down the hall. Jerica would be okay… at least for now. It’d be easier to handle her turbidity after he’d had some time to ...

“Where is that?”

“…and what of my niece?” Derik asked, barely resisting a grimace. He didn’t like her being singled out, even if it made sense.

“You’re the one who brought it up.” He shrugged. For now, his niece was far more of a concern to him than any spies. They were clearly spying on Ash ...

He raised an eyebrow.

“Seems like it.” Derik nodded. “… what spy and Seer?”