Shady

“Oh? Do you keep a garden?”

“Do you enjoy reading, ma’am?”

She wanted to argue with him. But she still didn’t want to fess up to what she’d done. So. “…maybe so. Guess we’ll have time to get things sorted. After ...

“He doesn’t like me,” Ky said. “And I don’t blame him for that. It’s… complicated. But it’s fine.”

Ky smiled and dipped her head, not sure how to respond. Ash got really pissy when she complimented him so she was trying to avoid that. And yet that’s exactly ...

Ky winced and glanced away. No. Tomhas kept his nose out of shit that didn’t concern him… although… he was here now, despite literally everyone telling him not to come. ...

“Yes ma’am.” Ky nodded. “I’d like to study up more on them as well, eventually. And Eastern lore as well.”

Ky glanced over at him, then away again. If the whole keep didn’t know the drama then she certainly didn’t want to be the one to spread it. But. Well. ...

“…no sir,” she admitted sheepishly. “I had a book called Creatures of Old but it wasn’t really clear on what was fact or myth or where these creatures supposedly lived. ...

“Yes sir.” She dipped her head. “I’m looking forward to it. This is all so new from what I know.”

“Mm.” She wasn’t convinced. She’d tried time and again to get that man to speak to her and he generally refused. Just stiff and awkward and intent on refusing to ...

He definitely seemed irritable. Best to move along quickly, then. “I think I’ll move on to the brothers next — unless any of you have other recommendations?”

“He would,” she snorted.

Ky couldn’t argue there. They were dark and heavy stories. But interesting.

A feel like fingernails on a chalkboard sounded scraped down her spine. She shuddered, frowning. “That’s horrifying.”