From the hallway.
Not therapy.
Not guided.
Self-initiated attempt.
That changed priority.
The doctors returned again.
Not with solutions.
With observation.
“She’s responding to external behavior modeling,” one said.
Incorrect.
Daniel corrected internally.
She was responding to freedom.
Freedom has no model.
By afternoon, Leo had mapped the house.
Not intentionally.
By instinct.
Entry points.
Exit paths.
Blind spots.
That behavior did not belong to a normal child.
Daniel noticed.
“Where did you learn to move like that?” he asked.
