Hushed Willows east of the sun

The boy was surprised that he was staying, too, it seemed. Probably not as surprised as Alejandro himself, though. Ears angled toward him as he spoke, with his mouth full of rabbit, which was kind of funny and gross at the same time. 

So he was getting away from family too. They had that in common. 

"I do have a lot of family," he responded with a small smile, watching the boy. "I'm looking for a few of them, here. Nephews, mostly, or my brother if I ever run into him."