Sunbeam Lair Four nights will quickly dream away the time;

Do you mind if we forward date this so Airi can speak?

 

Airi prided herself on knowing more words than her sisters, or at least speaking the most. She made sure of that by gaining as many words as she could, knowing what they meant, and practicing the pronunciation perfectly.

Puddle. Puddlllleee. Puuuuuddle. She rolled the word off of her tongue, peering into the moving water at her reflection. A pud-dle. 

The movement in the trees nearby alerted her to another's presence. Airi turned to them, squinting. You. Teach me words. She demanded, her head tilted upwards.