I read her words, then tapped two fingers against my other two fingers twice, following her example. It was only one word and a simple one at that, but it was still one more word than I had known ten minutes ago.

I couldn't expect Regan to teach me everything and I knew that, but it was still nice, knowing that if I got a book at the library, she would be able to tell me if I was doing things properly.

I bet it takes as long to learn as any other language, I wrote. It'll be like you're talking to a baby for awhile, I think. But I was smiling as I wrote it. I was excited by the possibility of learning.