Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 11)

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She nodded. "How long will he be here, though?"
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“A few weeks.” She rubbed her face again, forcing herself to take a deep breath.

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"Not very long, then. But maybe he'll..." She took a deep breath. "Once he's here we can talk to him about taking you home with him."
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(Owww Sara)

Ky sucked in a breath, hopeful. She was right. Maybe not all was lost. She could convince him if she begged enough, she was sure of it.

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"I know this means a lot to you. I'm sorry it hasn't worked out yet."
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“It’s fine.” Ky shook her head and wiped her face, leaning away, but not actually scooting away so they were still awkwardly close. “He shouldn’t have told him.”

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"Who told him what?"
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“I don’t know what he told him,” she sulked, wiping her face. “But he told him something or he wouldn’t be coming.”

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"Who?" Sara pressed.
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“Gaius.” She pressed both palms against her eyes. “Scared Tomhas. For no reason.”

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"How did he do that? What did he say?"
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“I don’t know,” she said bitterly, staring at her knees. “Tomhas just said he ‘heard I’m having trouble adjusting’ and Gaius said it’d be a lie not to tell him even though Tomhas didn’t ask so it couldn’t have been a lie. But it scared him enough Tomhas is coming so it had to be bad.”

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"Was Gaius wrong?" Sara asked after a pause. "Tomhas asked us to give updates on how you were doing. He was worried to begin with."
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“I didn’t know you were going to scare him.” She stared at the wall. “I would have acted better.”

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"It's not about acting better or scaring Tomhas," Sara promised her. "I'm sure Gaius didn't put anything that wasn't true or overstated anything. Like I said, Tomhas was worried to begin with."
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