Trinket tilted her head to the side and studied the man. He didn't look 153. But regardless, the math showed her a simple answer.
"You have 147 years left. That's more years than most people get, I think. You can do anything, even something new."
She glanced up at the sky, but didn't see what interested the blacksmith so much. The sky was boring.
She looked back at the man. Something he had said was confusing. Though confusion was interesting.
She set her doll down on the ground, then stood up straight and crossed her arms. The doll stood under its own power, crossing its arms as well. Trinket raised her chin and asked, "Why can curiosity be dangerous? Curiosity is how you learn things. Like new games. Do you want to play a game?"
The girl and doll stood in identical poses, two pairs of matching glassy black eyes studying the strange man. She had a lot of curiosity about him. But he didn't seem dangerous.
"You have 147 years left. That's more years than most people get, I think. You can do anything, even something new."
She glanced up at the sky, but didn't see what interested the blacksmith so much. The sky was boring.
She looked back at the man. Something he had said was confusing. Though confusion was interesting.
She set her doll down on the ground, then stood up straight and crossed her arms. The doll stood under its own power, crossing its arms as well. Trinket raised her chin and asked, "Why can curiosity be dangerous? Curiosity is how you learn things. Like new games. Do you want to play a game?"
The girl and doll stood in identical poses, two pairs of matching glassy black eyes studying the strange man. She had a lot of curiosity about him. But he didn't seem dangerous.
