"It's your first try." Dein reminded. "If you give up now then you're going to regret it ffor a long while..."
"Yeah you rmeember don't you?" Heiro asked looking at him. "My father was Hiero a good friend of your parents remember?"
Derek had gotten out of the corner and was awlking towards one of the nearby chairs...
Dein took a step back and watched her...
"Mum's still waiting for Dad to come back..." Heiro explained thoughtfully. "I don't know why though he hasn't been seen since before i was born..."
"You want to try on your own now?" Dein whispered in her ear slightly embarrased by how close he was to her...
"No... i was locked inside the corridors by some girl with blonde hair..." He explained looking at her.
"So how are things on your end?" He asked following him a bit...
Derek looked confused from one to the other...
"Do you need any help?" Heiro asked watchnig him from a distance...
dein couldn't help but smile at her determined face, reaching down and placing his hand on hers, and then showing her how to do a G
"Hey..." Heiro greeted Jake as he walked by. "it's been like 3 years hasn't it?" ooc: what wouldn't Lyra recognise him? i mean he looks almost identical to his father!
"I-I was reading when you two came in..." He explained a little emarrased now. "And i didn't want to interrupt you so i hid in the corner..."
Dein walked up, and enquired it, fixing it up a bit... "You do a G like this..." He explained showing her how to do a G
"H-hi" Derek greeted shyly...
Heiro sighed, and stayed glancing at Elizabeth and Jack awhile longer...
"Well, you know how to read right?" Derek asked. "So if you can remember any symbols will you write them down then i'll fill in whatever you missed okay?"
Derek looked up in surprise but remained in the corner...
"Most of the pages are empty..." He explained offering her the pen. "So feel free to keep that one."
Derek slowly moved to a slightly darker corner so as not to be disturbed and curlled into a small ball, shaping himself so he could read his book...