narration (5)

A boy agrees to save and protect a beautiful lady who smells like flowers. He promises to take care of her and keep her warm. The boy hopes that if he does a good job, the lady will come back and give him more coins. However, he later realizes that raising the baby will be difficult and dangerous. He didn't know what he was getting himself into. She was beautiful, in the same way that angels and princesses were. She smelled just a little bit like flowers. Will you save her with me? And keep her safe? Can you be her hero? If he wasn't decided before, that single word did him in. Nico puffed out his chest again. Of course I will. He fixed his chin, and gave a firm nod. I'll go right now. You'll keep her next to you? You won't let her get cold? Never. I can take care of a baby. He didn't know how, but he didn't want the beautiful lady to doubt him. Perhaps she'd come back and bring more coins, if he did a good job. Thank you, she murmured. I can always count on you. Later, the boy would regret his words. He couldn't know, not then, how much work it would be to raise the infant, how many years he would need to lie and kill to keep her safe. He didn't know.