I know we’re not close friends or anything, that we hardly know each other, but me and Ketahn are just trying to help everyone.” Ketahn’s stride was slow and heavy as he moved to Ivy; it was always a deliberate choice when he walked like that, because normally his steps were silent no matter how quick his pace. He stopped beside her—in front of Ahmya—and eased down, folding his legs to drop his underside onto the floor. Though that didn’t mask his size, it put his head far closer to the level of Ivy’s. Ahmya sucked in a sharp breath and drew her legs to her chest. “I do not want to scare,” he
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