One of my favorite scenes happened in an unpublished story I did for Paul Carter's Questhaven. Two holts had gathered together for a seasonal festival, and 10-year-old Hotspur & Paul's kid character Dawndreamer (DD) were puppy-lovemates at the time. At some undisclosed point, a girl named Flower told Hotspur that his dark skin made him look ugly and that he didn't belong there. Hotspur, in a rare display of emotion, retreated in sadness at the insult. His elder, Jonan, found the boy weeping and comforted him over it. They were soon joined by a couple other kids, including DD. When she found out what had happened, without saying a word she stood up and left the area.
A few minutes later, the sound of screaming and cursing shattered the air and Jonan started getting frantic sending messages to come quickly to the holt center. When he arrived, DD was being physically restrained by two adults, blood on each set of knuckles as a terrified Flower was wailing in her mother's arms, scratched, bruised, and spitting blood & teeth. Both girls were covered in dirt and leaves from rolling around on the ground, and DD was weaving a tapestry of obscenity that would have made a sailor proud.
Nobody ever insulted Hotspur's appearance again.
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