Cookies & Cream #27. Push with Hot Fudge, Whipped Cream, and Pocky
Story :
knightsRating : PG
Timeframe : 1252
Word Count : 100
Back tight against the wall, as if he could sink through it if he pushed hard enough, Kairn stared mutely at the knife embedded in the wood over his shoulder.
“What’s he use on you?” said Reida, right hand working the end of his shirt from his waistband, the left impeding his escape. “Knives? Spells?”
A lump in his throat, Kairn feebly chewed the air, sucking in his middle until her fingers barely grazed his ribs.
“Reida?”
The hand whisked the knife back to its owner’s hip, and she turned with an innocent smile.
“Sethan.”
Kairn slid down the wall.