He starts at having his hand held, his entire body tense as if expecting something else to follow, but nothing happens, and he doesn't pull away. Instead, his wide eyes grow even wider, and he manages a slow nod. ]
O... okay. I'll believe you.
[ Because he's never had an adult speak to him like this before. They've always been quick to brush him aside, ignore his words, treat him as nothing more than a nuisance. That's why he's so desperate to believe in these words, in this man whose name he still doesn't know.
His little fingers close around Eustace's hand, squeezing tightly. ]
no i will not
He starts at having his hand held, his entire body tense as if expecting something else to follow, but nothing happens, and he doesn't pull away. Instead, his wide eyes grow even wider, and he manages a slow nod. ]
O... okay. I'll believe you.
[ Because he's never had an adult speak to him like this before. They've always been quick to brush him aside, ignore his words, treat him as nothing more than a nuisance. That's why he's so desperate to believe in these words, in this man whose name he still doesn't know.
His little fingers close around Eustace's hand, squeezing tightly. ]
... Thank you.