Shady

(@GrandWild bruhhhh I resist no self-congratulatory remarks this time xD thirteen !) "He mostly just insulted Tomhas and then insulted me when I got mad at him for insulting Tomhas." ...

"Yes. I asked." She nodded, then hesitated. "...I think he was telling the truth about it, though. It came paired with him calling me a coward. So."

Had she ever heard him cuss? It felt odd, coming from him. And yet he was absolutely right. "No." She shook her head, but glanced around despite herself to verify ...

"... he told me to give you 'his regrets'," she said quietly. "He says death has changed his perspective and he wishes he'd sent Michael away."

Ky grimaced. "Yeah..."

Fuck. He didn't actually know, did he? This reaction seemed like he didn't. Fuck. "I swear it," she agreed with a nod. "We... argued. But he didn't get anywhere near ...

Ky grimaced. There was no point in lying outright now. She’d already fucked that up. He’d see straight through her — he had already seen straight through her. No point ...

She was trying to think what he could have done or who he hurt or how she could get more hints out of Gaius — when suddenly she was hit ...

Ky looked at him skeptically. “…so it’s something you resent him for?”

Ky sighed. “That’s what he said… well… just that he’s not a gossip and I should ask myself. But…” she furrowed her brow. “So there is something?” Ky thought for ...

She narrowed her eyes suspiciously. So there was something. “Recently enough he said I would have known right away what he was referring to if I knew.”

She shouldn’t have come back. Should have realized he’d see through her like this. She sighed. “…I will apparently hate Tomhas if I knew about a recent ‘debacle’ that he’s ...

“No!” She said a bit too fast, looking at him, startled. “No, he didn’t. He just… complicated things. But I’m not hurt. I promise.”

“Thank you.” She picked up the cup but didn’t drink it. “So… yeah. Um… I’m honestly… not sure… I…” she took a deep breath. “I think I may need a ...

“I don’t know. Middle aged a little. Um. Said that um… yeah. He… I don’t think he’s particularly helpful. But if, you think it’s best that I take his advice ...