Shady

“We… um…” Ky hesitated, glancing at Tadaaki who was, predictably, no help at all. “We’re still figuring that out, sir. I… think we may stay here for a bit, so ...

“Mm…” Ky drummed her fingers on her leg as she considered. “About the same as apples and pears? So I guess a few weeks, as long as they’re not bruised.”

Ky smiled. His energy was so wildly different from Ash’s. Very clearly the baby brother; it was endearing. “Luckily we’ve got an excellent guide to help us out with all ...

“There’s one that only grows in Austraka as far as I’m aware called a Diti. It’s sort of like a mix between a plum and an apple. It was my ...

“Yes sir!” Ky smiled and nodded. “We’ve been spending a lot of time in there — we like it quite a lot.”

Ky smiled a little and allowed a short lull in the conversation, remembering her tree climbing days. They felt like a lifetime ago. They were a lifetime ago. “…it was ...

“But was it wrong? That’s the real question.”

Tadaaki gave Ky a little nudge towards the table. She glanced at him, then realized he just wanted her to pick where he sat. And decided to be nice and ...

“Entirely unlike rocks,” she deadpanned.

“A pleasure to meet you, ma’ams.” Ky bowed to them, and then realized half way through it that she didn’t have any idea whatsoever how she was supposed to greet ...

Ky thought for a moment. “Honestly? No idea. I was tiny when I left home; no concept of how big things actually are once you yourself are over five feet ...

(… honestly no idea. I apparently have no reading comprehension. I think my brain inserted an ‘as’ in front of there. ‘He’s treating you as well’ as Aleth, implied. But ...

Ky grinned and nodded. “I was an expert climber.”

“Y-yessir!” She stared at him with wide eyes, aghast that he’d say something like that. Did he doubt his own brother? Or, worse yet, did she seem ungrateful? Gods. How ...

“A bit of both! My township was pretty forested. Lots of farm land.”