Sunbeam Lair i promised i wouldn’t do it again

He too heard the rustling of leaves, but that was not his doing. His iris drifts off to one side, and he spots a boy—not even a year old— camouflaged within the bushes.  

Was this a child of the court? No, he couldn’t be. Their domain was days away from here. Surely they wouldn’t let a boy his age wander this far, and alone no less. But anything’s possible. Cenric did not have enough information to jump to conclusions.

I have an audience. He turned his head towards the boy. There’s no need to hide. I won’t hurt you.