[This is more the behaviour she'd expect from someone his age. Slowly, almost without realising, she ekes her hand to the side, digs a small, smoothed stone from the beach, and pushes it into her palm.]
They'll need a trench to guard against the tide.
[ places the sharpest edge of the stone between her fingers and draws it through the sand ]
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They'll need a trench to guard against the tide.
[ places the sharpest edge of the stone between her fingers and draws it through the sand ]