Ayana giggled softly at some of Iri's reactions, mostly the comment about her legs, though a small chuckle escaped her lips when her cheek had been touched as well. Though Ayana had to admit, she wasn't entirely sure how well this was going, with all the cultural boundaries and the like which made her a little nervous. [b][color=d442fb]"Well.. um.. pretty means that... you're pleasing to the eye, but it's a feminine form of the word - or the female version of it,"[/color][/b] she began to explain, slowly melting into her more scholarly mode. [b][color=d442fb]"When you find a female pleasing to the eyes, you can either say they are pretty.. or a more intense compliment would be saying they are beautiful. While for the males, you normally only say they are handsome and there's only one word instead of two."[/color][/b] She smiled softly, making it easy to pick up on the fact that she loved sharing information or perhaps just loved teaching.

[b][color=d442fb]"There is another word... it's called 'cute.' That's more used for when it brings feeling of... endearment. Like many human women often find babies or.. uh.."[/color][/b] Ayana had to pause, looking upwards a little as she tried to search for a term that Iri might recognize better. [b][color=d442fb]"Cub? Pup? A newborn! Yes... but other adults can be cute too."[/color][/b] She nodded, excited she likely found a better way of explaining it all.

[b][color=d442fb]"As for books, they are the way we pass on stories. You probably have an elder that passes them by word of mouth?"[/color][/b] she ended it with a question, not wanting to assume. [b][color=d442fb]"Well, we cut down trees and slice them thin into what we call 'paper.' Then taking ink... we write down symbols that represent words onto it. So later, we can pick up a book, and read the words that had been scribed down on the paper - reading is basically recognizing the symbols and what they mean in speak."[/color][/b] Ayana had been pretty sure she had covered everything, though she stopped to see what Iri's reaction would be and if the understanding would sink in or if she would be even more confused than before. The princess had run into that sometimes when she went off like that - people looking at her with a blank stare. She had to admit, she always hated not being understood.