Surprisingly, it was Ruby Shane, a layman in art, who stared at the paintings on the wall with great interest and occasionally made some pretentious comments:
"This one is not bad. The sun is drawn round, but the rays are not very dazzling. It looks like a cured egg yolk."
Amelia, "..."
She explained absentmindedly, "That's because it's a sandstorm blocking the sun in the desert, so there are no rays."
"Oh," Ruby nodded, then pointed at another painting and said, "This one is not so good. The head is drawn all crooked, was the painter handicapped?"
Amelia, "..."
"Miss, that is an abstract painting, and the character in the painting is a mythical figure from the Middle Ages. The theme is about the patterns on her clothing that symbolize spells."
Ruby immediately gave Amelia a thumbs-up with an admiring look, "You artists are really amazing, even able to give a name to such eye-piercing things."
Amelia, "..."
"Are you praising me or insulting me?"
