[A few centuries. All that time to learn more, to accumulate more power. He wonders just how different in many things this Berna is to Amelia.
In between two flowering shrubs, he leads her to another spider on its web. This one's big, black and bright yellow. And this time, he actually reaches out for it, casually extending a hand and nudging it into awareness with a finger. Gently.
It seems Henry doesn't have many issues handling spiders, either, if that's his intent.]
And she wasn't? Human, I mean.
[Yes, he notes the way she talks about her past today, even in a roundabout manner. That's good, right? Some manner of progress. Maybe he can ask a little more later.]
cw; spider photo
In between two flowering shrubs, he leads her to another spider on its web. This one's big, black and bright yellow. And this time, he actually reaches out for it, casually extending a hand and nudging it into awareness with a finger. Gently.
It seems Henry doesn't have many issues handling spiders, either, if that's his intent.]
And she wasn't? Human, I mean.
[Yes, he notes the way she talks about her past today, even in a roundabout manner. That's good, right? Some manner of progress. Maybe he can ask a little more later.]