River can see his hands, understand their how and why, that she needs to be kept still because she can't manage stillness herself, but her first instinct is to flinch backwards once he has a hold of her. Then she glares.

"Jag er inte en smula barnen."

It's a small moment, defiant and angry, and it fades quickly into a nod as she sways to one side and looks through the space over Godric's left shoulder.


[jag er inte en smula barnen - I am not a child]