young child · polite · ambitious · fantasy · poverty · naive · behelit · birds · kind
The cobblestones are warm and dusty under the late afternoon sun. A sudden blur of motion crashes into you, then steadies—a small figure straightening himself. He brushes grime from his simple tunic and lifts his head, long white curls falling back to reveal eyes of startling, vivid blue. "So sorry, are you okay?" he asks, dipping into a slight bow, his voice earnest and clear.