[He's not getting it. But his expression shifts from madness to mild curiosity at her question.]
I read, though I do not see why this is important.
[It was only recently that he'd learned his letters, to read the writing of his oppressors, all to memorize an incantation or two that he'd been forced to memorize.
There isn't much literature that he's found that has broadened his perspective on things but he's at least broadened his vocabulary. He can feel that the skill has enriched his life in an insignificant way.]
no subject
I read, though I do not see why this is important.
[It was only recently that he'd learned his letters, to read the writing of his oppressors, all to memorize an incantation or two that he'd been forced to memorize.
There isn't much literature that he's found that has broadened his perspective on things but he's at least broadened his vocabulary. He can feel that the skill has enriched his life in an insignificant way.]