[This prompts Tigerstar to slow his pace a little and wave his tail once again. She's piqued his curiosity now - a rarity among youngsters. Or, at least, he's begun to assume she's young by the way she's speaking.]

Of course it is normal to take time to learn. But the kit in that story spent much too long wallowing in his own pity to learn and survive. The world's claws are sharp, and only some are strong enough to fight back.

[He walks in silence a bit after that, pondering the things Reira has mentioned. He's not sure at all what 'putting cards in my head' means, but he also isn't really bothered enough by it to inquire further, at least for the moment.] I've never seen a book before coming here. As I understand it, I'm only able to do this 'reading' because of your carnival.

[He turns to look back at her over his shoulder, ears perked a little in a question.] How is a 'story' different from these 'papers'?