Slipping a hand into the crack of the still not fully opened box was easy enough, as was grabbing at the soft fabric of the bag within. Satin, Newton would be quick to realize, definitely satin. However, pulling a closed fist - let alone the bag the fist was gripping - would be much harder without opening the box further. For, despite her claims, Franz had not gone quite so far as to fully open the box.
There was definitely more to learn from the grab, though. Whatever was in the bag was... soft. It gave under the pressure of Artemis' fingers grasping for a handhold, and returning to normal shape underneath. A pillow perhaps? Maybe a nice soft towel or blanket all rolled up.
Well, once she explained her whole "caught with the hand in the cookie jar" situation to the rest of the crowd gathered, she could tell them all about it. At least she could indeed work at the knot of the ribbon, albeit at a bit of a disadvantage both from only being able to use one hand and the odd angle of trying to do it while the bag was still in the box.That, and the knot itself was rather tightly done.
There was definitely more to learn from the grab, though. Whatever was in the bag was... soft. It gave under the pressure of Artemis' fingers grasping for a handhold, and returning to normal shape underneath. A pillow perhaps? Maybe a nice soft towel or blanket all rolled up.
Well, once she explained her whole "caught with the hand in the cookie jar" situation to the rest of the crowd gathered, she could tell them all about it. At least she could indeed work at the knot of the ribbon, albeit at a bit of a disadvantage both from only being able to use one hand and the odd angle of trying to do it while the bag was still in the box.That, and the knot itself was rather tightly done.
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