Dragoncrest Cliffs Northern star

As always, there were times when Kiwi would do nothing but mouth off, and there were times when she was almost eerily attentive.  Lessons from respected adults almost always fell in the latter category.  She listened to what he said, and took as much of it as she could to heart; it wasn't a lot, but it was at least a try.  She didn't feel angry, and she wasn't sure how to not seem excited.  She frowned for a moment, in concentration.  She didn't really get what he wanted, and felt a child's quick moment of irritation at the way adults have of explaining things wrong.

"How?" she finally asked, still frowning.  His words indicated she was doing something wrong, but not what it was, and she was aware enough of disappointment to know that she didn't want to just keep going without trying something to fix it.