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Ky froze. "...how do you mean, ma'am?"

"True enough." She nodded. "How far are they?"

"... are they still stocked?" Maybe that's how the prisoner had managed it... and maybe that'd be a place to keep in mind, if she did eventually decide to disappear ...

(Agree lol) Ky brushed her fingertips across the cover of the book in her lap, focusing on un-blushing. What could she even say now? It’d just sound like she was ...

Ky watched him uncertainly. Maybe it’d be easier to get turned around back here than she’d thought. She’d need to be careful. She hesitantly followed after him.

"...okay, then let's go there -- one of those -- first, then. Work up to the spooky."

Friends . It was good that she'd given her permission, because that made Ky blush even more. Who was she, to be getting praised by nobles? No one, that's who. ...

Ky hesitated, furrowing her brow after him. "... is there anything down here that's not creepy?"

"True." Ky dipped her head quickly, afraid she was accidentally offending her. She offered another sheepish smile. "Makes it hard to hide what you're feeling, though."

(only a year and a half later, i am on 2 ur scheming ways lol)(altho all your twists and turns are delightful and I'm here for it) Ky hesitated, thinking. ...

Ky rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. It was hot to the touch. Gods. She probably was positively glowing at this point. "It's... an unfortunate tell. Can't break it ...

Ky snorted but smiled, sidling up to him as they continued down the tunnel. (Grand: let's put a cryptid or something literally inside ur house Ky: mom come pick me ...

That was even more embarrassing. "I..." She smiled sheepishly, the color creeping up to the tips of her ears and crawling down her neck towards her collar. "Apologies. I just... ...

(oh my god GRAND what are you gonna do to my girl xD) (I also have an idea for a happy addition to this one, just biding my time for ...

Ky was blushing an even deeper shade of crimson, having no idea whatsoever what to do with all of these compliments from nobles. She didn't deserve any of them. "I-I ...