<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Sebastian turned at the sound of a new comer and froze. The young boy was decidedly attractive. With sharp, delicate features and wide eyes, he was the innocent, youthful kind of pretty. <br/>
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It had been a long time since Sebastian had really noticed someone, but it was hard not to notice something so lovely. He arched an eyebrow at the boy's nervous body language and resisted the urge to rest a reassuring hand on the crown of his head. <br/>
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"Whatever the lady wants," he groused, suddenly and acutely aware of how gruff his voice sounded. He'd always spoken this way, like he'd just woken up from a good sleep, but he worried now that it would come off too intimidating. A strange thing to concern himself with all of a sudden. <br/>
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This servant looked especially skittish though, and it stirred in Sebastian feelings of protectiveness he'd previously thought long dead. <br/>
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"However, I'd like to have your name first, if that's all right with you?" he asked. Mrs. La Row could wait a moment longer. It wouldn't kill her. <br/>
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Probably.</span>