He smiled a little, but the concern in her voice did not make it any easier to tell her about Lester. All about Lester. When he finished and told her how he got the bruise he nuzzled his face in her lap, ears back so low it made it hard for her to continue to dry them.  "I don't understand why people seem to.. to come to me.  Lester's the first to be so weird and mean about it, but there are others.. I mean. People look at you because you're so beautiful.  Why do they look at me? And why did he even hit me?"  Charlie had no opinion of his own looks and as completely oblivious to what about his looks and his heritage drew other to want him.  He thought of Quin and guessed it might be a fox thing.  There were plenty of fox at school and almost all got a lot of attention.