01.Mar.21, 11:26 PM
"Oh. I suppose that makes sense," or at least as much sense as it could from what little understanding Ferra had of the situation. Maybe she'd try to figure out more about it if they had time, for now she had already agreed to read to D'io so she would start with that and just see where things went. And when the man finally got bored she would hobble back home, hide from her siblings, and try to nap and forget about her mortifying day.
Teaching him to read sounded like an interesting challenge, and one that would be honestly helpful if she could manage it somehow. Ferra glanced up at D'io again, studying his face for a moment before nodding. "I will try to teach you to read. And maybe write while we're at it. And if I can't then... maybe I can find someone better to help."
She squished herself against one end of the couch to make sure that D'io had enough room to settle down too. Once the larger man seemed comfortable she took the adventure book she'd picked out, opening it up and leaning in so that he'd be able to get a good look at the pages. "I'm going to point things out as I go, and if you have any questions just ask them. Oh and if you get bored just say so and if my leg doesn't hurt too much we can go see your dragon."
Ferra cleared her throat and started reading, gradually leaning more and more against D'io as she did, pausing to answer questions or repeat things as she went. Her finger traced along just under the words she was reading so that he could try to follow along. She was doing fine until she paused, stumbling over a word as her cheeks colored a bit. "Um... we can skip this part... it's just... uh... rude."
Teaching him to read sounded like an interesting challenge, and one that would be honestly helpful if she could manage it somehow. Ferra glanced up at D'io again, studying his face for a moment before nodding. "I will try to teach you to read. And maybe write while we're at it. And if I can't then... maybe I can find someone better to help."
She squished herself against one end of the couch to make sure that D'io had enough room to settle down too. Once the larger man seemed comfortable she took the adventure book she'd picked out, opening it up and leaning in so that he'd be able to get a good look at the pages. "I'm going to point things out as I go, and if you have any questions just ask them. Oh and if you get bored just say so and if my leg doesn't hurt too much we can go see your dragon."
Ferra cleared her throat and started reading, gradually leaning more and more against D'io as she did, pausing to answer questions or repeat things as she went. Her finger traced along just under the words she was reading so that he could try to follow along. She was doing fine until she paused, stumbling over a word as her cheeks colored a bit. "Um... we can skip this part... it's just... uh... rude."