Shady

"Tart plums?" Ky mused. "They're so sweet back home."

( :') ) "Yeah," Ky sighed, shuffling her feet a bit as they walked as she tried to consider what her next move needed to be. No longer did charging ...

"I don't think I've ever had plum pudding," she mused.

(Tank

"I wouldn't lie about something like that," she said quietly. She knew it was an outlandish behavior. She knew it wasn't personal that Tomhas didn't believe her, since it was ...

"Oh... yeah." She'd almost forgotten. "Yeah, I guess. Tomhas didn't believe me when I told him."

Ky smiled a little at that, carefully not giving an opinion either way. She looked at the other Lady. "Do you have a favorite dish, ma'am?"

"Oh?" She looked over at him curiously. The only reason Tomhas had to be angry with Gaius was that Gaius was angry with him... right? What else had he done?

"That sounds delightful!" Ky said enthusiastically, grinning.

"...oh." That was more acceptable. "...yeah... that didn't take very long."

Ky bristled. That didn't make her feel even a little bit better about things. The reminder that she was being a pissy asshole and squandering the little time she had ...

"It was very nice," Ky confirmed with a nod. "What's your favorite way to prepare it?"

Ky hesitated, frowning at him as her conscience said yes while her brain said no. It was an odd spot to be in. "...Why?"

Ky let the silence hang for a few moments, too down in the dumps to even be anxious about the silence. Who even cared at this point? Not her, that's ...

"There was this really thick, heavy venison - I think - stew served over roasted potatoes last week that was to die for."