Shady

“I’m her daughter,” Ky countered. She patted her hair, thinking about her childhood. “My friend’s mama when I was little liked playing with my hair and braiding it and such. ...

(Oops slipped my mind tbh. I’ll be on mobile the next several hours but I’ll sneak one in before bed if I remember) “Oh, I’m, uh…” She hadn’t expect that ...

Ky let out a little sigh and nodded. “… do you think Anneke likes it long?”

“It’s very lively.” Ky grinned, delighted she’d found a common interest. “Almost all of the ones back home are. My friend’s pap-father always said that if you weren’t out of ...

“I don’t know.” Not that. She ran her fingers through her hair and wrinkled her nose. It’d been pissing her off so much lately. And it got more annoying by ...

She sighed softly, defeated. So much for being rescued.

“I think so,” Ky said with a nod.

“Hopefully,” Ky agreed. That’d be no small miracle in its own right.

“Thank you.” Ky dipped her head. “I really appreciate that.”

“I don’t know,” Ky said, voice still quiet. “She was better at staying out of the way than I was, and neither she nor I wanted to risk Aleth noticing ...

“Vethandri,” Ky said with a little smile. “It’s popular in my region. Has a fun dance that goes along with it.”

“I don’t know,” she said quietly. “… if she is, could you ask whoever you send to be extra careful not to scare her? She’s… skittish.”

(Ahh nice nice yeah I agree less gap between him and Lyra is a good move) “I don’t think so…” Ky thought for a moment. “I don’t know what may ...

(What does that mean?) “Um… the first room on the left is that parlor I mentioned. I saw him contracting a hiding spot on the right side of the chimney ...

(Wow) Ky glanced at him and nodded. She was more than happy for him not to ask for elaboration. Whoever went would have no trouble at all figuring out what ...