Shady

“Makes sense.” Ky inclined her head. “I hope he feels better soon. Never fun to be ill; especially so when you’re young.”

The silence that followed made them both anxious. So, Ky decided it was up to her to fill it. But she wasn’t sure how. All the low-hanging fruit were things ...

The audio, not the video itself lol Ky nodded. “Good… I mean… well… uh… I mean… consequences are… uh… good?” That may have been too much to agree with. She ...

It was getting even more uncomfortable. Why wouldn’t he just let them shrug off his apology? It was very kind of him, but not something that they wanted to accept ...

“I hope the gods stay asleep.” Ky shivered. She didn’t like the idea of the god of war waking up at all, especially. Not when there was a chance he ...

“Quite alright, sir,” Tadaaki said, blushing once again. Why were they getting so many apologies? This… didn’t make sense. They were nobles. Nobles weren’t supposed to apologize to slaves. A

“Then… I agree. And I think he will. He’s…” she hesitated, glancing around to ensure they were alone still and lowering her voice despite herself. “…an idiot. Too much ego ...

Ky hesitated, then nodded in agreement. If Emery was saying it… well… he was right. She hesitated another moment. “… am I allowed to say mean things about nobles now?”

Ky nodded in agreement. “Not any of the ones I’ve met up here, anyway… although the opposite is actually worse somehow.” She’d take Makata all day any day to Tarr. ...

Tadaaki glanced around and quietly went back to his meal. Ky glanced over at him. He seemed to be doing okay, if not a little melancholy. Bringing up Tasia was ...

“…I mean, that makes more sense,” Ky admitted sheepishly. “But Makata had no excuse. He was just fat and lazy.” She blushed a bit. She wasn’t supposed to critique people. ...

“Bye!” Tadaaki gave an awkward wave back.

“Not at all!” Tadaaki said, forcing a little smile. It wasn’t the child’s fault. How was he to know he was poking a sore spot? He was just curious. And ...

“That’s why he was boring,” Ky said with a smile. “No will whatsoever. Just… followed you around. Did as he was told. No challenge to him whatsoever… he was pretty, ...

“It is,” she agreed with a nod. “… and satisfying. When you finally get them to cooperate. Makata’s horse was the most boring one I’ve ever seen.”