Are you sure about that?
Edmund sunk into the hug without complaint. He trusted Harper and the offered comfort was appreciated. When the man prodded him to explain, Edmund sighed. "I just... I want to help." He looked at the man imploringly, "How am I supposed to help keep my Mummy and friends and Torchline safe if I'm so little?"
Emund glanced down at his own hands with a twisted expression, "I'm only big enough to do small errands." Too small to do be anything but a burden. Too small to protect, too small to help with even the smaller war efforts. He couldn't even help with construction or major supplies runs because of his size. Granted the child wasn't aware of what half of these things were at times, but he still knew that there was more he could be doing if he were bigger.
"I promised Mummy that I wouldn't age up past sixteen." The child added after a pause. "So I won't. But what if... I aged up just a little bit? Enough that I could actually help...?" The question was more so directed at himself, Harper simply being the soundboard for him get his thoughts out.
Emund glanced down at his own hands with a twisted expression, "I'm only big enough to do small errands." Too small to do be anything but a burden. Too small to protect, too small to help with even the smaller war efforts. He couldn't even help with construction or major supplies runs because of his size. Granted the child wasn't aware of what half of these things were at times, but he still knew that there was more he could be doing if he were bigger.
"I promised Mummy that I wouldn't age up past sixteen." The child added after a pause. "So I won't. But what if... I aged up just a little bit? Enough that I could actually help...?" The question was more so directed at himself, Harper simply being the soundboard for him get his thoughts out.
EDMUND
