Trinket finally glanced up at the chandelier when it stopped moving. A tiny frown touched her lips. She commanded it once again, sway, but it was unable to move while being held. Curious.
She looked back at the man. He had made it stop. Even more curious.
She released the chandelier from her command. She tilted her head, unreactive to the stirring air, studying the man with an expressionless porcelain face, a perfect match for the doll's lifeless stare. "I did it to see what the people would do. I can make things move."
She set her doll down on the table and commanded it to dance. The doll began a simple, inelegant dance, moving slowly like a porcelain and cloth ballerina.
"It's easy," she said. "I can make lots of things move."
She glanced at the man's plate and commanded it spin. The plate began spinning in place, some of the food flying off in all directions. Then she commanded his silverware to bend. The fork and knife slowly bent themselves in half, entirely on their own.
She released everything from her commands. The plate and silverware grew still. Her doll stopped dancing, though it still stood where it was, watching the man with black, lifeless eyes that perfectly matched the girls. The doll was always under command to watch, to keep an eye on everyone. Its gaze had never wavered from Sah's eyes, even while it was dancing.
Bored with making silverware move, Trinket looked back at the man, waiting for his reaction. She was curious as to how he would respond.
She looked back at the man. He had made it stop. Even more curious.
She released the chandelier from her command. She tilted her head, unreactive to the stirring air, studying the man with an expressionless porcelain face, a perfect match for the doll's lifeless stare. "I did it to see what the people would do. I can make things move."
She set her doll down on the table and commanded it to dance. The doll began a simple, inelegant dance, moving slowly like a porcelain and cloth ballerina.
"It's easy," she said. "I can make lots of things move."
She glanced at the man's plate and commanded it spin. The plate began spinning in place, some of the food flying off in all directions. Then she commanded his silverware to bend. The fork and knife slowly bent themselves in half, entirely on their own.
She released everything from her commands. The plate and silverware grew still. Her doll stopped dancing, though it still stood where it was, watching the man with black, lifeless eyes that perfectly matched the girls. The doll was always under command to watch, to keep an eye on everyone. Its gaze had never wavered from Sah's eyes, even while it was dancing.
Bored with making silverware move, Trinket looked back at the man, waiting for his reaction. She was curious as to how he would respond.
