The older woman's face goes slack for a moment as your spell grips her, and a few moments later she speaks. "Uh, ah, yes of course," she hands you the coin purse back, "I'm very sorry for the trouble he caused you," she says, clasping her hands together and bowing slightly, "this boy is a new addition to our home; he was orphaned just recently, when the black wolf made another attack on the outskirts of town..."<br/><br/>Holding one hand on the boy's shoulder, she turns to the young maid, "Autumn, why don't you take the children to the library for a while?"<br/><br/>The auburn-haired girl obliges, taking the boy gently by the hand and gathering up the other children, who scatter out of the building excitedly. Then the woman continues, "His parents were... killed- eaten, by the monster while he hid, and his older sister was dragged away by those hideous goblins that follow it; I'm sure it will be some time before he can recover from the trauma... but, please, please find it in your heart to forgive him, I don't know what he was thinking, but I can tell you that he was not acting in his right mind; between that monster and the cat-demon, it's a wonder any of us are staying sane these days..."<br/>