I've done something wrong," Ronan grumbled as he shoved his spare tunic into his pack.
"You know you haven't." Ashyn handed him his sleeping blanket.
"See? Even you're trying to get rid of me. I've done something."
She sighed. "Yes, Ronan, you have. I'm sorry, but it must be said. You've committed a grave offence. You wouldn't go back to check on your brother and sister until Tyrus put his boot to your arse."
His brows lifted at her choice of words. Just because she rarely used strong language did not mean she did not know it. In fact, she'd wager her vocabulary for profanity exceeded his own. That's what came of extensive reading ... and growing up around warriors and traders.
"You know Tyrus is right," she continued. "You ought to check on them, and you to check on them. You just needed ..."
"A kick in the arse?"
"Exactly." She rolled dried fruit and meat in a cloth.
"You know you haven't." Ashyn handed him his sleeping blanket.
"See? Even you're trying to get rid of me. I've done something."
She sighed. "Yes, Ronan, you have. I'm sorry, but it must be said. You've committed a grave offence. You wouldn't go back to check on your brother and sister until Tyrus put his boot to your arse."
His brows lifted at her choice of words. Just because she rarely used strong language did not mean she did not know it. In fact, she'd wager her vocabulary for profanity exceeded his own. That's what came of extensive reading ... and growing up around warriors and traders.
"You know Tyrus is right," she continued. "You ought to check on them, and you to check on them. You just needed ..."
"A kick in the arse?"
"Exactly." She rolled dried fruit and meat in a cloth.
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