The swing of her feet doesn't even register as Knell finds herself lost in the fascinating pictures and complex. She mouths the words and traces each bone and muscle, wondering what they would feel like in real life, how they each play a role in the body. Maybe the big paragraphs would explain that once she bothers to read them.
Just as she's counting the number of bones she can see, a warm voice interrupts her. Her eyes stretch open as they travel up up up to take in the face of a man she's never met before towering over her. His horns are much bigger than hers, climbing high like a crown of antlers to make him look ever taller and somewhat menacing. For a moment, she takes him in, mouth gaping slightly as a quiet "woah" slips past. She knows she should probably be scared, especially as he flashes his sharp teeth with a smile, but Knell doesn't feel scared. She's in her mom's temple and he's an Ancient. The threat level overall feels pretty low despite his intimidating appearance.
As such, curiosity and excitement form where fear would be, her body leaning back to beam a smile at him. "It's a book with fun pictures!" She points at the illustration of a skinless human, her small fingers dwarfed by the giant book. "See?!" Looking back down at it, she kicks out her feet again. "I was trying to count how many bones there are." Her head tilts, an idea forming that has Knell smiling hopefully up at him. "Wanna to help me?"
Just as she's counting the number of bones she can see, a warm voice interrupts her. Her eyes stretch open as they travel up up up to take in the face of a man she's never met before towering over her. His horns are much bigger than hers, climbing high like a crown of antlers to make him look ever taller and somewhat menacing. For a moment, she takes him in, mouth gaping slightly as a quiet "woah" slips past. She knows she should probably be scared, especially as he flashes his sharp teeth with a smile, but Knell doesn't feel scared. She's in her mom's temple and he's an Ancient. The threat level overall feels pretty low despite his intimidating appearance.
As such, curiosity and excitement form where fear would be, her body leaning back to beam a smile at him. "It's a book with fun pictures!" She points at the illustration of a skinless human, her small fingers dwarfed by the giant book. "See?!" Looking back down at it, she kicks out her feet again. "I was trying to count how many bones there are." Her head tilts, an idea forming that has Knell smiling hopefully up at him. "Wanna to help me?"
Knell
