The little boy got something to eat. Although he let go of Charlotte Allison, he kept looking at her now and then, as if afraid she might run away.
Charlotte Allison sat on the bench, watching the figures of Lucas Quinn and the group of people walk away into the distance, saying nothing.
The elderly person held a warm glass of juice but did not drink it. Instead, he explained to Charlotte Allison why the little boy was looking for the snow elves:
It turned out the little boy's father was missing, and his mother was ill. To keep the little boy from being sad, they fabricated a story about the snow elves, saying his father was going to the home of the snow elves and would bring back the elves' tears for his mother, which would cure her illness. But the home of the snow elves was too far away, so they all needed to be patient and wait.
