[Thao looks at him again, puzzled. His question does make her think a little more deeply.]
... You might be right! I might have always been that way.
[When she was younger, she was more prone to crying. Ai Thao was frightened, clinging to her silent sister, wondering what their future would be. But when asked questions, Thao was quite shy, finding she didn't lash out against the people who took them in even though mistrust in adults, much less adult magi, would have been expected.]
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[Thao looks at him again, puzzled. His question does make her think a little more deeply.]
... You might be right! I might have always been that way.
[When she was younger, she was more prone to crying. Ai Thao was frightened, clinging to her silent sister, wondering what their future would be. But when asked questions, Thao was quite shy, finding she didn't lash out against the people who took them in even though mistrust in adults, much less adult magi, would have been expected.]