Lydie began searching in earnest when he mentioned looking for a child. It should have occurred to her sooner, but it was so insanely cold that it was difficult for her to envision any child wanting to climb up the trees. She drew her wand to send up a flare for help, only to pocket it once more when the distressed man began yelling at the child.
She caught sight of the boy scamper under another tree further from where the man was trapped beneath the tree. "He went this way," Lydie said before following after him. The boy was either snickering with laughter or crying, but which couldn't possibly be determined without seeing him. Which meant touching the itchy branches and relying upon the boy to not run again.
Lydie bent down low enough to peer under the tree and smile cautiously at the child. "I think I saw a fairy a few rows back. Would you like to go see it?" It was a risky thing to invite a strange child to do an activity with a strange adult, but Lydie wasn't nearly as willing to crawl under the tree as his father was.
She caught sight of the boy scamper under another tree further from where the man was trapped beneath the tree. "He went this way," Lydie said before following after him. The boy was either snickering with laughter or crying, but which couldn't possibly be determined without seeing him. Which meant touching the itchy branches and relying upon the boy to not run again.
Lydie bent down low enough to peer under the tree and smile cautiously at the child. "I think I saw a fairy a few rows back. Would you like to go see it?" It was a risky thing to invite a strange child to do an activity with a strange adult, but Lydie wasn't nearly as willing to crawl under the tree as his father was.