“It's very kind of you to say” she smiles, though knowing it was not as simple as one compliment to change others' minds. Willoughby felt everyone was entitled to an opinion, even negative ones, and she found she did not care much about what others thought of her. It was how she felt about herself that was more worrying.
Yet the maiden would not touch on that subject so easily.
“There are sparrows - small and cute” she goes on with a wider smile, a grin. She likes birds. Their songs inspire her to do better singing. “and thrashers... and thrushes.” Many different variations of brown birds. From mighty falcons to small and cute ones like she said.
“Ah, so you are going to live with your cousin?” Day Court, Day Court... She'd remember to visit if Jane wanted her to.
“she speaks”
