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She took it and frowned at it, not sure the physics of how it was so much lighter than it looked. She looked back at the opening he was creating.

Ky hesitantly followed him, glancing around at first, and then looking at the floor. The librarians probably all knew what she’d done. She didn’t want to look at them.

“Yessir.” Ky nodded. She didn’t know what all the options were, really. Perhaps the library. But that wouldn’t do much for Tadaaki. He couldn’t — “…is it alright if I ...

Gods, gods, gods, she didn’t want to go anywhere near that room ever again. But… technically the ban was over. And… well… if they were just passing through… She reluctantly ...

Why in the hell would she possibly want to go in his study? Ever. That. That sounded awful. Her goal was to never set foot in that room in her ...

(Other kids: dead bodies!) “…how do you find the doors?” It was interesting. As long as she didn’t accidentally happen across the corpse.

“Of course.” Ky nodded. The questioning seemed less stressful now that she could tell the truth. Even though he was still intense. “…is there anything you’d recommend for the wandering? ...

“…that’s horrifying.” Ky shivered.

Ky stared in horror. Well, that took the fun out of the idea of going exploring. She didn’t want to stumble upon a corpse. “…which Lord?”

“It’s fantastic!” Ky smiled, looking back at her plate. She was almost done but wasn’t sure what to do after they were done, so she decided to keep picking. “…do ...

Ky hesitated a long moment, considering it. She felt like this was dangerous game. Opening it up to him asking her questions she didn’t want to answer. “…what’s the most ...

She squinted at him. “Like what?”

Ky and Tadaaki watched them go, then sat back down and glanced over at Emery to gauge what to do next.

“Yeah.” Ky nodded. “… why?”

Ky and Tadaaki both stood respectfully when Gaius did, having to fight their instincts to do it as fast as humanly possible. That was, apparently, upsetting to Gaius. Being respected ...