"I'm almost afraid to ask," Mia notes dryly, both eyebrows lifting, before motioning to the board. "Here are the pawns...they move thusly. Bishops, of course, and the knights. Is this looking familiar to you at all?"

The spaces in which they could move were different, certainly. But it wasn't too different, in truth, and Mia demonstrated the moves and how they might be utilized with a great deal of patience. Who knew? The girl could be masterful back home with her own version of the game, though it sounded like chess where she came from would be a great deal more lively.