The Old Buzzard Had It Coming
“She raised her hand and brushed it away. Her head ached like sin, and her jaw hurt. Her hand traveled up to the top of her head, and she could feel something wet on her scarf. She half-opened her eyes, but all she could see were the dead leaves and branches her head was cradled on.
Something touched her cheek again, and she opened her eyes all the way. It was hard to focus, but she could see what she thought was a small shoe close to her face. With a groan, she rolled over onto her back and fou...nd herself looking into a child’s face.
Well, maybe. She blinked. His curly black-haired head was silhouetted against the dim light through the trees. His little hand patted her face solicitously. Alafair’s first thought was to wonder what a little boy was doing out here in the cold all by himself.
“Hello, young’un,” she managed hoarsely. “ I don’t know you. Where’s your mama?”
He didn’t answer, but grinned at her with two brand-new front teeth and a hole where a canine tooth should be.MoreLess
Something touched her cheek again, and she opened her eyes all the way. It was hard to focus, but she could see what she thought was a small shoe close to her face. With a groan, she rolled over onto her back and fou...nd herself looking into a child’s face.
Well, maybe. She blinked. His curly black-haired head was silhouetted against the dim light through the trees. His little hand patted her face solicitously. Alafair’s first thought was to wonder what a little boy was doing out here in the cold all by himself.
“Hello, young’un,” she managed hoarsely. “ I don’t know you. Where’s your mama?”
He didn’t answer, but grinned at her with two brand-new front teeth and a hole where a canine tooth should be.MoreLess
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