Shady

(Valid! I tend to naturally gravitate towards YA in both reading and writing but I could definitely see adult fic fitting well for you with the amount of lore you ...

(Ah oof yeah that sounds tough. Are you going for more adult fic vibes this time around?) Derik nodded in agreement. “…I’ll be speaking with him again relatively soon, as ...

Derik shrugged. He was used to people digging for information. It didn’t phase him anymore. “We’re both direct men who say what we mean, it seems. Speeds things up.”

“Thank you.” He nodded to her. (Same and I’m too lazy to look it up lol)

“Thank you.” Derik nodded to him and stepped inside.

Derik tried to predict what Jerica was going to say, and come up with a response for it as they got to the barracks.

Derik waited for him to take the lead again, not sure where they were heading.

“Thank you.” Derik nodded to him and stepped through.

Derik nodded as well. He really ought to strike up a conversation. But that opened the possibility of getting asked questions he didn’t want to answer. So he didn’t.

Derik returned the glance. “…thank you for the escort.”

Derik focused on taking deep breaths as they walked down the hall and descended the stairs to the first floor. He needed to calm down. Think about what he wanted ...

(Nuuuuuuu xD) Derik ordinarily would have made conversation, but as it was, he was too caught up in his own thoughts to worry about being polite. He tried to focus ...

“Good day.” Derik nodded to Ash, then turned to follow Ivar.

Derik nodded to the large man. “Hello Ivar, my name’s Derik. It’s nice to meet you.”

(Hahaha that is the perfect tagline for Zander xD) “Thank you.” Derik nodded to him, then glanced around. “…I assume you don’t want me finding my own way there or ...