The wrinkling of her nose is very slight as she reaches for a bit of cookie to break off. "A little better, now we've finished poetry at the school."

And, well, even then the fact she'd been going to school with other children (almost) her own age is still the sort of thing that smooths her expression back into a smile.

"And Mr Kahl's letting me pick my own project for science class. It's going to be fantastic."