Giving Them A Future

She came out of the den, a small female fit for his tiny son. Perhaps he’d not even know the difference between her and Vine… Allen let out a soft sigh. “This is my son… His mother died during childbirth.” Allen glanced down at the little bundle of fluff, his heart breaking. “You’re a new mother, yes?” He didn’t know that her own children had been taken from her of course. Well…truthfully she’d abandoned them… but that hardly made losing them any easier.

“Please… I have no one to turn to… I give you my son… Raise him as your own… but please… don’t let him die.” Allen’s voice cracked as he started to take a few steps back. He didn’t wait for the female to respond before he turned away. He could hear her shout after him, but he couldn’t respond to her. Not anymore… He just to hope, and pray, that his little one would be safe with the woman…

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