"I know I don't act like children my age," she said.
She didn't elaborate that her age was less than a year old. She'd been created in the aftermath of the war. She'd only been alive for a few months. Most people who were only a few months old couldn't walk or talk yet. So she knew she was different.
Different was more interesting than normal.
"I don't have parents," she said. "Lots of people ask me that. Why would I need parents?"
She dropped her arms back to her side, the doll now dangling by one arm held in her small hand. It dangled down to the street so that its feet brushed against the ground. Yet still it turned its head to look up at the blacksmith, staring into his one good eye. It showed no other signs of motion, no interest in anything else, only watching the blacksmith.
Trinket watched the blacksmith packing his things. She supposed he was about to go see Frey. That meant their play time was almost over. She didn't know disappointment, but she knew she would like to spend more time talking to this man. He was different from most people she met. Different was interesting.
She didn't elaborate that her age was less than a year old. She'd been created in the aftermath of the war. She'd only been alive for a few months. Most people who were only a few months old couldn't walk or talk yet. So she knew she was different.
Different was more interesting than normal.
"I don't have parents," she said. "Lots of people ask me that. Why would I need parents?"
She dropped her arms back to her side, the doll now dangling by one arm held in her small hand. It dangled down to the street so that its feet brushed against the ground. Yet still it turned its head to look up at the blacksmith, staring into his one good eye. It showed no other signs of motion, no interest in anything else, only watching the blacksmith.
Trinket watched the blacksmith packing his things. She supposed he was about to go see Frey. That meant their play time was almost over. She didn't know disappointment, but she knew she would like to spend more time talking to this man. He was different from most people she met. Different was interesting.
