Ouroboros Spine Autumn town leaves

the child went undetected thus far. it pleased him. after the many birds he’d watch everyday, he learned it was best to keep out of sight. one misstep and they’d go fluttering away.
lómion took in a sharp breath when the man stopped to smell the air. had he been found? he crouched to the floor and wriggled behind a nearby bush.
whether he’d been detected or not did not matter now. mother had spotted him in the end and surely alerted the man to his location.
mummy! he cried in shock. she was as silent as he! a warm wave of guilt swept over the boy as she tended to him. sowwy mummy.. lómion apologetically brushed his cheek 
lómion then followed his mother’s gaze to the stranger, and he was suddenly much more timid than he had been before. he concealed himself behind lótë as best he could.