She made it a point not to show emotion in front of most of her “family.”
But this shock couldn’t be held in.
Her eyes widened and her mouth slightly opened. She’d known he disliked being here, too, but to go that far…
Kio finished the chorus.
Retyli muttered, "You know, you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpisticfragicalirupus, but that's going a bit too far."
"Me father'd give me nose a tweak and told me I was bad. But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin' nose, the biggest word you've ever heard, and this is how it goes! Oh-!" He dramatically gestured to Gem.