[Kit shifts a little from one foot to the other, wings giving an unconscious little flutter as she looks a bit uncomfortable.]
Well, I kinda can't read. Or write. Mama and Papa were going to teach us, but then... well... stuff happened, and they weren't able to.
[Not particularly wanting to elaborate on said 'stuff' just then, especially with someone who's basically a stranger, Kit tries to shift the conversation to a more comfortable topic.]
An Earth-bender?
[The term is obviously unfamiliar to her.]
I've never heard of someone who bends earth. And usually metal has to be heated up before you can bend it, unless you're really strong. But that's different than what you just did anyway.
Is it a kind of magic? I know the Wood Forgers could do all kinds of things with the special paper made from the trees in the Forest of Magi Oar.
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[Kit shifts a little from one foot to the other, wings giving an unconscious little flutter as she looks a bit uncomfortable.]
Well, I kinda can't read. Or write. Mama and Papa were going to teach us, but then... well... stuff happened, and they weren't able to.
[Not particularly wanting to elaborate on said 'stuff' just then, especially with someone who's basically a stranger, Kit tries to shift the conversation to a more comfortable topic.]
An Earth-bender?
[The term is obviously unfamiliar to her.]
I've never heard of someone who bends earth. And usually metal has to be heated up before you can bend it, unless you're really strong. But that's different than what you just did anyway.
Is it a kind of magic? I know the Wood Forgers could do all kinds of things with the special paper made from the trees in the Forest of Magi Oar.