Sunbeam Lair the absolute world

He’s new to the area, and while he’s trying to find a place to settle, the nightfall has already descended upon them and he isn’t fond of the cold. The lair provided shelter from the intermittent snow at least.
Out of a tunnel and into a main chamber, the boy halts. A gasp leaving his lips while blue eyes widen in awe. Although winter has dampened much of life—as it does everywhere—the evidence of plant life within astonishes him. Let alone the small opening in the roof, in which light floods in, highlight snowflakes which dance in the glow.
He is startled, however, by the shadowy figure that lurks just beyond. Heart racing, the boy is tongue-tied until he swallows the lump in his throat. I’— Eligius starts, before he clips his mouth shut. Oh, uhm, hello there! He tries instead, with a smile hesitantly growing across his round cheeks.