[ River nods, so it's good that Ned is asking rhetorical questions - the first pie is in the oven before she deigns to say anything at all.
Ned will find that River is an attentive assistant, but she does, at times, stop and allow Ned to verbally explain his reasons for doing this, that, or the other. River finds a lot of comfort in hearing other people talk about the things they care about deeply, even if she knows the words before they hit the air.
But she's kneeling on the floor, peering at the metal door with it's obscured window in to the pie, when she turns her head towards Ned and smiles. ]
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Ned will find that River is an attentive assistant, but she does, at times, stop and allow Ned to verbally explain his reasons for doing this, that, or the other. River finds a lot of comfort in hearing other people talk about the things they care about deeply, even if she knows the words before they hit the air.
But she's kneeling on the floor, peering at the metal door with it's obscured window in to the pie, when she turns her head towards Ned and smiles. ]
You're a good brother.