Phoenix Maplewood What kind of house doesn't have salt?

"No," Kau replied, without looking at Towhee, but walking around and sniffing her curiously. Had she cared to notice or anyone else from their family could have been here, they would have cheered at her very first spoken word. It was also very likely that they would not find it particularly amazing, because the kid was already weird and unpleasant. With the mastery of speech she was very likely to become unbearable. 

"What?" was the second word, said less in a defensive manner, but more as a curious inquiry. A sentence lacking two more additional words "are" and "you". She returned to sitting right in front of the stranger again without any regard to the personal space.