[Will has a soft-spot in his heart for children. He's a good man who wants to protect everyone from the evils in the world -- (It's a heavy burden for one man, it's eroded him away into pieces that have started to crumble. It's a lonely burden too.) -- but he sees the potential of younger generations. More than that, he spent his entire childhood far away from anything safe or familiar or secure and he knows how much it hurts.
Right now, everything has been turned upside down. He's in a strange city, where he's been told strange things. And far too many of those things are turning out to be 'true.' He's still convinced this is a delusion, but he's learning it's rules. He's not enjoying the learning process.
Will can hear the boy calling as he flees down the bank, and he doesn't have time to shout for him to stay back. What he does have time for is to grab the kid around the shoulders and pull him down, using his own back and his jacket to cover them as ice continues to be pelted at them.]
Stay down. [It's a terse warning, and Will glances over his shoulder. All he can really see are faint glittering shapes, can hear their angry muttering. He takes a long deep breath, eyes closed, before he actually looks down at the kid he all but tackled.] You need to run. I'll lead them off.
I do not mind at all :)
Right now, everything has been turned upside down. He's in a strange city, where he's been told strange things. And far too many of those things are turning out to be 'true.' He's still convinced this is a delusion, but he's learning it's rules. He's not enjoying the learning process.
Will can hear the boy calling as he flees down the bank, and he doesn't have time to shout for him to stay back. What he does have time for is to grab the kid around the shoulders and pull him down, using his own back and his jacket to cover them as ice continues to be pelted at them.]
Stay down. [It's a terse warning, and Will glances over his shoulder. All he can really see are faint glittering shapes, can hear their angry muttering. He takes a long deep breath, eyes closed, before he actually looks down at the kid he all but tackled.] You need to run. I'll lead them off.