the things you can't have

FitzDutiful looked at the white individual as he started telling FitzDutiful all about the different aspects of the bay. He couldn't help himself and started laughing. "I gather you're also an aspiring naturalist?" he asked, pretty sure that the question was going to be yes. It definitely seemed like the youngster had the energy required to undertake trades at his age. As it was there was just too much generic information.

"Let's try this a different way. Come for a walk with me. We'll head deeper into the mountain and you can see what our territory is like. I'll show you what we live with and, as we walk, you can tell me your thoughts on how different it is?" He hoped this would help direct the boy's enthusiasm into a more stream-like path. He realised, belatedly, that he had possibly expected too much from someone so young. His second interaction with children. They had both been interesting to say the least.