The hands she presses against the book can only count to ten and she tries to fathom the two hundred in a human alone, which makes her dizzy as her brain stretches around the idea, the question slipping out of "How many bones do you think are in the world?" A million? A billion? A gajillion? What would they all look like piled on top of each other?
When he points to the long bone along the leg, Knell places her smaller finger next to his, tracing it as she repeats, "Femur." The word takes hold as fact, piling on the multitude of other things she's been learning over the last few days. It's slowly growing into a mountain, a basis of knowledge that she drinks up with every opportunity.
Admiring how much information the stranger is able to offer, she gives another bright smile, more directed at him this time as she praises. "You know a lot!" Her feet kick out again, bouncing slightly on the bench so that her red hair ripples. "Do you like learning?"
When he points to the long bone along the leg, Knell places her smaller finger next to his, tracing it as she repeats, "Femur." The word takes hold as fact, piling on the multitude of other things she's been learning over the last few days. It's slowly growing into a mountain, a basis of knowledge that she drinks up with every opportunity.
Admiring how much information the stranger is able to offer, she gives another bright smile, more directed at him this time as she praises. "You know a lot!" Her feet kick out again, bouncing slightly on the bench so that her red hair ripples. "Do you like learning?"
Knell
