Sawtooth Spire erbärmlich

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she waited for an immediate answer, as papa seemed to always have one ready on his tongue. however, he seemed stumped by her question, which made her all the more so inquisitive about the quiddities of this tendrillar creature.
in the meantime, she offered more raspberries to the serpent. "thbptttttttt!" she poked her tongue out, spitting her own brand of venom (see: saliva) at it's spade-shaped head. it flinched back again into its coil. 
when mahler presented her his supposition, she listened intently and was satisfied, constellating his wisdom and storing it in her growing repertoire of knowledge about the life around them.
as the snake unwound itself, she her eyes glimmed with wonder. "ids looooong!" she said, following its departure at a distance with hopping leaps until recalled by mahler. "i scareded hims away wid my ssssthing papa!" phaedra announced with devious razzmatazz, leaning into the kiss by reaching upwards on her tippy-toes.
she nodded wordlessly at his question, slithering throughout his legs and hissing all the while as they followed the path home.