Shady

(Haha the classic blunder of putting his bedroom on the second floor but making him go up the stairs xD) Ky hesitated as someone briskly strode out of the stairwell. ...

“Just enough for us. We, um, had potatoes, corn, green beans, tomatoes…” she felt like she was rambling. “A bit of wheat, too. But we usually just traded potatoes for ...

Ky lazily walked towards the stairs herself, slowly. Where would people even be right now? Maybe she should just go back to her room. That seemed easiest. Simplest. (Me: he’s ...

“Oh, um, it- it wasn’t really a real farm. Just enough to keep my Pap- father and I going. We had a pig, some chickens, a horse, and a milk ...

Ky watched him go, then sighed and leaned against the wall. She needed to find something to do. Preferably something that involved witnesses — ideally those who would be at ...

“Yes ma’am.” Ky blushed and dipped her head, turning back to the fire and poking at it to give her an excuse to look away. There was, though. She didn’t ...

“Okay.” Ky nodded, taking a step away. “See you then.” She supposed she would have to find something to do now. She’d have to go to meals while he was ...

“Easier than when I left.” She shrugged, then her eyes went wide. What was she doing? Complaining to a noble ! “Not-not that I’m complaining. I-I don’t mean to complain. ...

“I don’t know.” She shrugged.

“Oh.” Ky nodded. More difficult than she would anticipate. And. Well. Maybe more difficult than Ash and Loquitur were accustomed to, given they grew up in this fancy Keep. “Yes ...

“Okay… sorry.” She really shouldn’t have told him. Should have just listened to Liesel and let him think her crazy. “I hope you feel better soon.”

“I’m sorry.” She gave a sympathetic grimace. “Do you want to get some tea?”

“How so?” She sat on the edge of the hearth, enjoying the warmth of the fire on her right shoulder.

Ky stepped out after him with a smile and took a deep breath, stretching in her newfound space. “Whew! We made it.”

“Oh…” She blushed a little and gave a shy smile, dipping her head and turning back to the fire. It had finally caught but she was staying by it a ...