Still, she gave him a nod before shifting to write the name. It was considerably longer and in two parts, and she wasn’t entirely certain of the spelling, but she did her best. Once she sat back and studied the three names together, she felt more confident that they would be able to solve this now.
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught his ears folding back, some kind of negative reaction. Was she getting too far ahead of herself? Overwhelming him? This was the most effort anyone had ever put into learning her name, and she was truly grateful for that.
Not wanting to give up, she leaned in and booped her nose gently against his shoulder, an encouragement to keep pressing forward.
Returning her attention to the names, she prepared to follow along as he spoke, ready to track the sounds under each letter as he indicated which belonged where.