[She took a bite from that pretzel and let the question hang in the air, brows furrowed as if she were trying to catch a thought that was somewhere just beyond her reach. The only concepts she could grasp were nuances like how to properly carry a tray of tea across a hall without tripping, how to properly fold fine linens, and the appropriate arrangement of silverware on a table in a fine dining hall.
Scattered amongst these were subjects that seemed to make no sense, like how it's impolite to knock on one of those rice paper doors and how chocolate was an inappropriate ingredient to mix with rice on certain occasions.]
...I don't know, [she admitted, resting her chin in a hand.] I don't feel like there's ever much time to sit down with a book by a warm fire between doing dishes and cleaning rooms.]
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[She took a bite from that pretzel and let the question hang in the air, brows furrowed as if she were trying to catch a thought that was somewhere just beyond her reach. The only concepts she could grasp were nuances like how to properly carry a tray of tea across a hall without tripping, how to properly fold fine linens, and the appropriate arrangement of silverware on a table in a fine dining hall.
Scattered amongst these were subjects that seemed to make no sense, like how it's impolite to knock on one of those rice paper doors and how chocolate was an inappropriate ingredient to mix with rice on certain occasions.]
...I don't know, [she admitted, resting her chin in a hand.] I don't feel like there's ever much time to sit down with a book by a warm fire between doing dishes and cleaning rooms.]