Trinket strolled through the city streets, looking this way and that. People walked past her, going about their daily lives. Boring. She looked across at the vacant eyes of the other children, those who appeared to be her age. They cringed back from her gaze. Boring.
An unexpected sense of warmth touched her pale skin. She turned to see the blacksmith's forge, radiating heat and energy. Curious. She knew of blacksmiths, of their tools, but she had never seen one before.
Her black glassy eyes took in the scene, spotting the unexpected sign. Someone inside wanted help. She didn't quite understand why, and that made her curious.
She stepped inside.
Her bare feet strode across the floor. Her doll dragged along behind her, held by one hand. The doll's black glass eyes stared outward from its pale porcelain face. The face was turned up towards the blacksmith. The flames of the forge reflected in the eyes of doll and girl alike, lighting each with a tinge of red.
Two pairs of red-tinged eyes studied the blacksmith.
"Why do you need help with a tooth?"
An unexpected sense of warmth touched her pale skin. She turned to see the blacksmith's forge, radiating heat and energy. Curious. She knew of blacksmiths, of their tools, but she had never seen one before.
Her black glassy eyes took in the scene, spotting the unexpected sign. Someone inside wanted help. She didn't quite understand why, and that made her curious.
She stepped inside.
Her bare feet strode across the floor. Her doll dragged along behind her, held by one hand. The doll's black glass eyes stared outward from its pale porcelain face. The face was turned up towards the blacksmith. The flames of the forge reflected in the eyes of doll and girl alike, lighting each with a tinge of red.
Two pairs of red-tinged eyes studied the blacksmith.
"Why do you need help with a tooth?"
