Bearclaw Valley they just gonna float out

The silence dragged on, each moment more tense then the last. The boy didn't dare to look up. He had no clue why the man was so displeased by his presence, nor could he think of a way to fix that. Be still, be gratefull. That's all he could do.

His anxiety spiked when the man issued a sudden statement, no, a warning. Meals won’t always be free... the child had never thought of the possibility. It wasn't like he knew this before, that he was greedily consuming all that there was to offer before an inevitable departure. He just believed this was how life was meant to be. Ignorance is bliss.

He finally glanced up at the shadow, eyes filled with worry. What was he to do when that day finally came? He hadn't a single clue how to get food for himself. Did he? Maybe he did once in a past life.