Startled the male braced himself against the tree. His azure eyes looking the ominous cloaked figure over. He wasn't put on edge by this stranger's presence, like many would normally have been. Taking a moment to consider a response, he shifted.<br/><br/>"I..." his voice broke, as if the mere thought of speaking his reply was painful. "Mother..." he whimpered and huddled as a wave of tears came over him. "I don't even know where I am." he uttered in a soft confession as he looked to the cloaked figure's luminous eyes.