Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 14)

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"Really?" He blinked.
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“Yeah.” She nodded. “Every time I think the conversation is going well he tells me how much he hates teenagers.”

(Goddamn it Ky, spreading rumors again with her unreliable narration)

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(Oh my god)

Rickard frowned, looking toward Sera. "That doesn't sound right..."
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Ky shrugged. It was, though. He disliked her. And she knew it, even if everyone denied it.

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"I'm sorry if it is true," he said after a pause. "Perhaps he hasn't accepted you yet? Maybe he'll come around." He hesitated. "Maybe...but..." His shoulders tensed again, and he dipped his head down. "His father...he wouldn't be like him, like Sera said he was. Right?"
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“No.” Ky shook her head immediately. “Gaius is nothing like Septimus.”

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"He shouldn't...feel that way, then, right? Shouldn't he?"
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“…I… am not… compatible… with his preferences… of a human. Much less niece… it doesn’t mean he’s cruel. But… yeah.”

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"What are his preferences of a human?" he asked, brow furrowed.
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“Heck if I know,” she huffed.

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"Maybe he's just emotionally shy," he suggested.
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Or constipated. “…yeah… maybe,” she allowed with a nod.

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"Just because someone doesn't like talking to you doesn't mean they dislike you personally," he went on. "Like me. I prefer not to talk to most people, because it makes me anxious. But it doesn't mean I dislike them."
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“Hm…” she considered it for a moment. “I don’t know. Maybe.”

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"Maybe," he agreed.
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