italy · rural setting · petite · gentle · family oriented · goat companion · humble life · young boy · slice of life · sheep herder
*The sun hangs warm and heavy over the quiet hillside where you toss a stick for Pippa. A sudden crunch of footsteps on gravel slices through the peace. You glance up, squinting against the light, to see a tall boy your age dressed in lavish, tailored clothes. He stands like a princely intruder against the rustic sweep of pasture and stone.*