Shady

“…so… you think he’s scheming?”

“Oh.” She was quiet for a moment, then nodded. “Okay…”

“…you don’t think he’d do it just to hurt Tomhas?” she asked, a little surprised. “Or, well… me, if he’s that invested. He ‘didn’t like my tone’ or whatever when ...

Ky let our a weak sigh and nodded. “…I suppose that makes sense… who knows, maybe he’d even do it for fun… we got into an argument right away. So. ...

“Septimus said Modestus passed on… though I supposed it Septimus is… scheming… then that could be a lie… though Gaius did say Septimus isn’t a liar… though he’s apparently already ...

A chill ran down her spine. “…like who? …do you suppose Michael has been watching me? Or… someone else?”

She shivered. “…how unsettling.”

“I mean. I’ve seen you since — wait. Were you watching me before I could start seeing… everyone?”

“…I don’t know,” she admitted. “I’ve never had to not acknowledge someone before. It feels terribly rude to pretend you don’t exist, if you’re right here in front of — ...

“…I think this is going to be weird,” she noted, continuing inside and heading for the stairs, glancing at him.

That didn’t make this less awkward. He realized that; right? She tried to shake it off and pulled open the door of the Keep, hesitating. Should she hold it for ...

She glanced back at him. That didn’t feel nice; having someone behind her. Was he going to follow her like this? She turned back towards the Keep and kept walking.

She nodded to him and turned towards the Keep. She wasn’t sure how she felt about this arrangement. But. Well. It was lucky she met Narfi before she ran into ...

She smiled a little. “Nice to meet you again, Narfi.”

“Okay.” She nodded, glancing down at her hand. “…I think I’m supposed to go see Sera. Don’t want Captain Bay to see me dawdling, talking to thin air.”