Leo looked at Charles, then turned away while the younger boy was distracted, so as to hide his pity. He had sensed something unusual in the other Mage, namely the fact that things as basic as trains and elevators were surprising to him. There was also the fact that Charles was a person of few words, which was unusual for normal nine-year olds. Answer, Charles was not a normal nine-year old - well, he was a Mage, but one knew what Leo meant.

[i]Not like you know what a normal nine-year old is like[/i], part of Leo spoke. A sigh at that, before the young man smiled at Charles and Sergei, saying:

"You'll like the mall, Charles. There's plenty of things to do there, and plenty of things to eat!" Some of those things involved ice coffee, ice cream, and pastries. A smile at that; sugary treats brought a zest to life...at least for some.

That said, though, Leo wasn't blind; part of the reason that he wanted to help Charles was because he knew the boy had most obviously been abandoned, abandoned in a way that was worse than what happened to him. A sigh at that; he wasn't the most courageous of people, but he wanted to help.

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