04.Sep.13, 09:22 PM
Darumem listened to the girl explain why she had jumped her, her stutter difficult to decipher to the point he was getting irritated. Was the girl so terrified she couldn't speak? It didn't occur to him she stuttered due to a defect other than being scared.
By the time she finished talking and a few seconds of silence fell between them, Darumem was able to work through her stuttered words to learn what she said. Then he noticed the two boys who appeared from where they were hiding to cling to her skirts. His small eyes darted to the oldest boy's face as he talked before taking in the other boy. Sister, with two brothers. He filed that information in the back of his mind.
Suddenly he smiled, his whole face flowing into the expression. "Well, it isn't the first time I heard of overly excited children causing things to get out of hand and the public garden is a fine place to play hide and go seek."
"What's your name, girl?" He asked, the smile vanishing as fast as it appeared.
By the time she finished talking and a few seconds of silence fell between them, Darumem was able to work through her stuttered words to learn what she said. Then he noticed the two boys who appeared from where they were hiding to cling to her skirts. His small eyes darted to the oldest boy's face as he talked before taking in the other boy. Sister, with two brothers. He filed that information in the back of his mind.
Suddenly he smiled, his whole face flowing into the expression. "Well, it isn't the first time I heard of overly excited children causing things to get out of hand and the public garden is a fine place to play hide and go seek."
"What's your name, girl?" He asked, the smile vanishing as fast as it appeared.