[ Is this the second time he's heard about chocolate? Might be. He still doesn't know what it is, but fruit and honey he understands. He listens as Rinwell speaks, eyes on her. His expression shifts when hers do; he hears it, the way she stumbles before she fills it in with adults instead. It's not hard to guess what she'd initially meant to say.
He doesn't ask outright, but: ]
We collected it on our own. [ He props his foot up on a stool to rest his knee. ] Mostly took care of ourselves.
[ He doesn't know how old Rinwell was when she found herself orphaned. But he does know what it feels like. ]
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He doesn't ask outright, but: ]
We collected it on our own. [ He props his foot up on a stool to rest his knee. ] Mostly took care of ourselves.
[ He doesn't know how old Rinwell was when she found herself orphaned. But he does know what it feels like. ]