"Communicator?" she asked, confused. Then she gave the smallest of laughs. "Something else I need to learn about, I suspect."

Or possibly an attempt to look in her book? Honestly he reminded her so much of Ephemer already. She couldn't help but be drawn to him. But that also meant she had to be cautious. Ephemer was a little too keen to learn more about her Book. But it was because he had a natural curiosity and a desire to help. He thought if he knew more he could be of more aid. But his good heart was exactly why she was forbidden from sharing the contents of the book with him. With any of her Dandelions.