“And so young! It must seem like a dreadfully exciting adventure.” Especially for young boys, right? Don’t young boys love adventure and swashbuckling and all that?
His question makes her pause, head titled in slight curiosity, polite smile freezing on her face. “Hm?” She looks down at the blanket as if remembering it’s there and blinks before laughing brightly. “Oh! I did nearly forget.” She laughs again and her expression turns partly sheepish, party sad as she looks down at the blanket and her arms.
“To be fair, I’m wearing quite a few more layers than you.” Just, you know, pointing that out there. Then she sighs a little and goes quiet for a moment before confessing lightly, “no, I do get cold. I’m afraid I just don’t feel it as well as others do at times. And there’s so much else to worry about, it’s slipped my mind to even pay attention to the cold.”
Winnie fixes him with another slightly sheepish smile. “Did I worry you? I’m sorry.”
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His question makes her pause, head titled in slight curiosity, polite smile freezing on her face. “Hm?” She looks down at the blanket as if remembering it’s there and blinks before laughing brightly. “Oh! I did nearly forget.” She laughs again and her expression turns partly sheepish, party sad as she looks down at the blanket and her arms.
“To be fair, I’m wearing quite a few more layers than you.” Just, you know, pointing that out there. Then she sighs a little and goes quiet for a moment before confessing lightly, “no, I do get cold. I’m afraid I just don’t feel it as well as others do at times. And there’s so much else to worry about, it’s slipped my mind to even pay attention to the cold.”
Winnie fixes him with another slightly sheepish smile. “Did I worry you? I’m sorry.”