[ granny's standard is just about derek's speed, all things considered. outright praise is hard. it's getting easier for him, but the words still don't come naturally. he nods, the movement somewhat forced. ]
She wanted to learn everything.
[ or so derek assumes. he hasn't asked cora, just like she hasn't asked him about the gardens. ]
Do you know her?
[ which might be a stupid question, derek belatedly realizes, but there's a difference between knowing someone's name and knowing them, as it were. ]
no subject
She wanted to learn everything.
[ or so derek assumes. he hasn't asked cora, just like she hasn't asked him about the gardens. ]
Do you know her?
[ which might be a stupid question, derek belatedly realizes, but there's a difference between knowing someone's name and knowing them, as it were. ]