where'd you go

Charon had expected to be reprimanded for going away, and it was a little weird that he wasn't. He guessed that it was because Ragnar wanted to find Liyaní too, and maybe he thought that Charon would be able to find her, since he obviously hadn't, so far, found any of Charon's missing family members back. He wasn't sure, but it was the most logical reasoning that the boy could fathom in his youthful mind.

Ragnar admitted that Charon was right, but he didn't actually do anything else. Charon was used to adults taking control in all the situations, so it was a little bewildering for him to see an adult sort of give up. When Ragnar demanded to know what he should do, Charon's ears folded back in submissive surprise at Ragnar's angry query, while he tried to think of a reply. He wasn't the adult in the situation and he didn't really think of anything right away; when Charon wasn't asked anything, he loved taking control of situations and taking the lead, but now that he was actually asked for a solution, it came as such a surprise that he didn't have an answer ready.

While he understood little about religion, Charon knew that Ragnar's eye had been taken to satisfy whatever higher powers were out there. Without any sense of logic Charon suggested hesitantly, "Take yer' other eye?" Not like taking the first had actually helped; Liyaní had disappeared after the taking of the eye, after all. But Charon couldn't think of anything that would actually help, so he thought that if Ragnar was determined that taking eyes would help, then maybe whatever powers were out there just needed more eyes?

Even though Charon wasn't sure he wanted to trade in his eye, after a moment he added determinedly, "I can give mine 'f it helps." He looked at Ragnar expectantly, figuring he had all the answers to the puzzle — and could tell if it'd help if Charon would give his eyes too — and knew what would appease whatever powers were tearing at his family.