Foundling
The boy, with his deep, impenetrable gaze, studied Poe for a moment before he let his gaze drift away into sights unknown.
“Living beneath the branches of the trees, off the bounty of the earth the earth, is not a bad thing,” the boy said pensively, directing the forthrightness of his gaze back at Poe.
“There is peace in an existence with and through the land, if that is all you crave. If you want nothing more, then you need not consider what I offer, but if earth, air, and forest are not enough . . . .”
Poe left to gather more firewood, his words lingering between them, but when he returned, the boy was gone.
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