Shady

“I will.” She nodded. “I promise.”

Ky glanced over at him then back at the fire. “…yeah. We’ll see how it goes.”

“True,” Ky allowed. “And I suppose I’ll talk to him plenty once he wakes up.”

(@ljungtroll ayyyy) “Yeah… but he visited me before.” She shrugged. “I thought he could do it again.”

Sadie nodded, too. “Ah well… I stay pretty busy during the school year anyway. Not much free time past all the grading and such.”

Sadie smiled a little at that. “They’re good kids… Not sure I want to hang out where they do, though. That seems iffy.”

Well, it was worth a shot. Sadie bit her lip and nodded. “Ah.”

Sadie could feel the tensions raising even higher and anxiety crept into her gut. She needed to salvage this. Somehow. Think… think… “So are there any local hidden gems we ...

“…Oh.” She didn’t understand, but he seemed to be getting prickly, so best to drop it. “Okay. That makes sense.” It didn’t.

“… Aren’t you supposed— isn’t paying attention… kind of… your job?” she asked hesitantly. “Like… confession, and all that?”

"Heh." She shook her head slightly. "You must hear some wild stuff."

"Yeah... well..." She shrugged and stabbed a piece of pasta. "They're coming, like it or not... I do apologize for the outrage you'll probably have to endure, if they're already ...

"... You're not wrong," she conceded with a nod. "Lots of loud opinions; not much empathy. Unfortunately."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Oh, I'm fully aware," she sighed, shaking her head slightly. "They've no qualms with... sharing their... opinions."