Noctisardor Bypass [raid] gunpowder meddling

a sleeping mother. an abandoned boy. the child blurred until his features grew dark and shattered, two soulful lantern-eyes filled with pain and anger and confusion — merrick stared back at himself.
"she left you out here? she doesn't care about you," he hissed in a rasping tone, thrusting his face closer. 
the single eye surrounded by scars was hateful. 
"take me to where she's sleeping."