[He gave her a small smile for offering to get him books. That was more than he had two minutes ago and that was something.
When she did eventually come back with a small pile of books as promised, his demeanor perked up considerably. His smile after he read a few of the titles was more genuine than it had been in the past few days while stuck here. He turned the expression to her and there was a kindness there rarely seen.]
Thanks. These look good.
[And while they don't keep Felix completely silent for the next couple of days, they do occupy his time enough to give everyone a break from his whining even while he was awake. He spent hours reading at a time sometimes, devouring the books at a steady pace whenever he got into one. Surprisingly, it actually seemed like something he enjoyed.
One day when Sabriel came to check on him (and after he'd read through a few of the novels she'd procured for him), he asked her a question.]
no subject
[He gave her a small smile for offering to get him books. That was more than he had two minutes ago and that was something.
When she did eventually come back with a small pile of books as promised, his demeanor perked up considerably. His smile after he read a few of the titles was more genuine than it had been in the past few days while stuck here. He turned the expression to her and there was a kindness there rarely seen.]
Thanks. These look good.
[And while they don't keep Felix completely silent for the next couple of days, they do occupy his time enough to give everyone a break from his whining even while he was awake. He spent hours reading at a time sometimes, devouring the books at a steady pace whenever he got into one. Surprisingly, it actually seemed like something he enjoyed.
One day when Sabriel came to check on him (and after he'd read through a few of the novels she'd procured for him), he asked her a question.]
Have you read any of these?