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“Makes sense.” Tadaaki nodded. “… you come straight here from the East, sir? What brought you this way?”

Tadaaki nodded. “…so you came here when you were fourteen, sir?”

“Well… how am I supposed to pull the rug down after I close it?” The claustrophobia was already itching at her spine.

“Isn’t that dangerous?” Ky asked, but started obeying.

(Honestly how I learned to read is a mystery to everyone lol my mom decided to start trying to teach me to read when I was like five or six ...

“Ready.” Ky pushed herself to her feet and looked at him expectantly.

(Yeah I feel like that is very very young lol I learned at 4 and was very early as far as I’m aware. I think average is more like five ...

Ky flopped down and pulled her knees up to her chest.

“Huh.” So definitely stupid. Noted.

Ky glanced around then looked back at the opening, wrapping her arms around herself. It didn’t feel nice to be back in here. Not at all.

Ky nodded in agreement, then hesitated. “…you learned to read when you were three?” Well, that made her feel stupid. She didn’t learn til she was four and a half.

“… sure,” she agreed hesitantly. She didn’t at all want to be in the library. But. Well. It was ending his crusade at making her exercise. So she supposed she’d ...

“I…hope so.” He blushed and smiled sheepishly. “I’m… slow. But-but hopefully I’m able to pick it up.” “You will,” she said firmly.

Ky peered down it skeptically, intrigued. “… we should bring a lamp.”

She smiled a little, glancing over Tadaaki. His face felt warm and he looked down abashed, but was smiling as well. Ky looked back at Emery. “Sounds good, then! Thank ...