Sunbeam Lair Romance and stars, where you are

Though sleep clung to her doggedly, Shiori did not mind being woken, as she was already excited to get to spend time with her mother. Perhaps her mother would teach her more about leaves! Shiori had retained little from their first lesson, just that the leaf she had found (which she now visited often) was called a Broadleaf Plantain (words she couldn't quite pronounce, though she was working on it) and was good. That she might learn more was thrilling, and she was glad that she wasn't asleep.

Ever the astute student, Shiori did as her mother showed her. Up she rose, then she stretched clumsily, doing her best to mimic her mother's movements. Okay, kachan, she said in response. And she bowed low, savoring the slight stretch to her muscles before looking to see what was next.