Lost Child

[onwingsofflame]

[Little Luke is humming to himself, picking at the grass slightly and playing with the flowers; every flower he touches seems to shimmer momentarily with more life, but returns to normal when his touch is gone. Every now and then, he'll pluck a flower very carefully from the ground with a little smile and place it into a neat little pile, mumbling something along the lines of, "Flower for mama," before humming once again.

The look in his eyes is a little sad and understanding, much too much for a child of his age. But he just keeps on going, in spite of whatever it is he understands.]

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[onwingsofflame]

Um... uh-huh!

...

D-did I do something bad?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

If you didn't tell your brother where you went, how is he going to find you later?

[onwingsofflame]

[Blinks, he didn't realize that, obviously.] B-but... but he always finds me...

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Then until he comes, I will stay with you. A knight cannot simply allow a child be left unattended.

[onwingsofflame]

[:oooo] Mister, you're a knight? But that doesn't look like papa's or Uncle's knights' uniforms...

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

It doesn't...? Captain Alexei Denoia of the Imperial Knights.

[onwingsofflame]

[:o Luke reaches to shake his hand, although he seems a little unsure and timid.] Not from Kimlasca?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

I'm from Zaphias.

[onwingsofflame]

Za...zaff... um... where's that?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Hm, far away from Kimlasca I guess, since I've never heard of a place call Kimlasca before.

[onwingsofflame]

Oh. Um... is it really pretty? 'Cause I like pretty places!

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Heh, it's a nice place, though it's the Noble Quarter that has all the pretty things.

[onwingsofflame]

Noble...?

Ah! Papa's a noble, he's a duke! So that means I'd get to go there, right?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

I would assume so. What's your name...?

[onwingsofflame]

I'm Luke! Um... [Luke scrunches his nose a little, fidgeting for a few moments before standing up and looking sort of proper-like.] I-I mean... My name is Luke fon Fabre.

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

A pleasure to meet you, Luke.

[onwingsofflame]

Ah! [/// Lookit him get all formal with a proper little bow and everything.] I-it's a pleasure to meet you, um... Captain De... Den... um... Captain Alexei?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Captain Alexei works. Or just Alexei.

Making a bouquet of flowers for your mother?

[onwingsofflame]

Okay, Captain Alexei!

[He smiles, kneeling down again to pluck another flower.] Uh-huh! Mama really likes flowers 'cause they smell nice, and I like giving mama pretty things because she's pretty.

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Hm...

[onwingsofflame]

[Watching him for a bit, Luke scoots a bit closer.] Do you like flowers, too?

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Sort of.

[onwingsofflame]

They're pretty, right? [And Luke's going to keep watching until he realizes what Alexei is making.] Oh! A flower chain! [Giggling kidlet~] Natalia taught me to make those!

[destinetofall.livejournal.com]

Yea, I suppose they are...I just like making things. Natalia...?

[onwingsofflame]

She's my cousin! She's really pretty and she's the princess. Everyone likes her 'cause she's really nice and does nice things for everyone. But sometimes she comes and sees me and teaches me all sorts of fun things. I like that lots better than the boring stuff my tutors teach me.