"Oh well."

"Maybe I'll get a strength-enhancing spell or something at some point."

"And you can carry me flying."

"That spell is pretty awesome."

"It's so great, I want one. Not that I will complain about being carried in the meantime."

"What could your sense tell you about the composition of the wings?"

"Emily's feathers were softer and less dense than yours but I don't remember clearly enough to compare against what materials I've learned to identify since."

"Wanna see again?"

"Sure!"

Edie transforms, and then incants, "Wings of the Mind's Eye!"

"They're almost like - glass? Not exactly. Glass is kind of - sleeker."

"Sleeker?"

"It's hard to translate into words, do you want a look?"

"Sure."

Tap. Untap.

"Hmm. I see what you mean. Difficult to put into words is right."

"I'm sure it means something but I don't know what yet."

"Oh, probably crystalline structure."

"That could be it!"

"We could test it!"

"Like how?"

"Find other crystal stuff and other amorphous solids and see if they feel the same way?"

"What other things are amorphous solids?"

"Plastic? Rubber?"

"Plastic does feel kind of sleek but it depends a lot on the kind of plastic. The rubber in my shoes feels - not unsleek but very differently sleek. Y'know, rubbery."