Fairspell Meadow Lepus and the Grand Evasion

It was good news to know that the boy did not have a home; no one would miss him, then, if things went horribly awry. Though Cicero pitied him in a way, for he seemed so open-minded, he forced these thoughts away. The boy, besides naïve and innocent, was also a glutton and he would pay dearly for it. The other thing that easily kept his empathy at bay was the fact that Cicero was too intrigued and researcher-moded when the boy started to scratch his stomach. He could not see anything underneath the fur, but the scratching indicated either pain or itching.

Then the boy's eyes began to water, and Cicero arched his neck towards the boy with tilted head. All that was missing was a lab coat, glasses and a notebook for researcher Cicero. "What do you mean? What is wrong?" he asked, feigning normalcy. There were two roads to take: One where he would force him to tell him what he was experiencing and would threaten him if he were ever to tell anyone; and one where he would play innocent and try to help the boy so that he would not be suspected later. Cicero had not yet made a definite decision yet.