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“…ma’am?”

She wanted to rage. How did he always do this? Always. How was she somehow the one in the wrong here, even though she hadn’t done anything but have perfectly ...

“We appreciate that very much, ma’am,” Ky said quietly, forcing a weak smile. “It’s very kind of you both.”

How did he always make her the villain? Always? Always had a way of calling her an asshole without actually having to say it. Which left her feeling like she ...

“Yes ma’am,” Ky said even more quietly, nodding gently. She wished she and Tadaaki would have been thinking clearly before they turned him over to Ash. This was going to ...

“Please,” Ky said, inclining her head. It was taking literally every single droplet of self control she had within her to stay calm and collected. To not yell at him ...

“No,” Ky said quietly, shaking her head. “Our towns will be watched now. It’s not safe to go back.”

That was even more frustrating. He’d just been sitting on news that likely concerned Zander for days now without even looking at it? Why? It’s not like servants couldn’t bring ...

That was frustrating. “They’ve seen Zander, then?”

Ky hesitated, then leaned forward and poured herself some more as well. It’d be awkward to sit here with an empty cup. Didn’t want Lady Constance to feel odd about ...

“I wish it did,” she said quietly.

Ky was getting overwhelmed by the number of things that were stacking up for her to be overwhelmed about. She’d somehow forgotten about how upset she was supposed to be ...

“True,” Ky agreed. “I guess I just can’t comprehend it… but there are a lot of things I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to understand. This will ...

(I’d be good to keep going! I can try to add a bit to my last post if you need more of a springboard? Just lemme know!)

Ky nodded. She knew that much. “I’m just speculating where the bias comes from. It isn’t innate.”