River stood on half-point, elevated high on the ball of her right foot, with her left foot held gracefully in aerial position and her arms spread in a dancer’s pose.
“Can’t throw me off balance,” River declared, as she held the pose for an impossibly long time.
Saffron watched in silence as River moved her arms through first, second, third and fourth positions to end with one finger pointing gracefully at her own head.
“Already off-balance. Any perturbation promotes regression toward equilibrium.”
-- WHAT BEGINS WITH AN APPLE (11) Part (10) by ebfiddler