“Walk with me,” she said. “I’ll take you home.”
“You don’t have to believe in me. Just believe in the path ahead.” Short Scene: Hinari and the Lantern The rain fell in silver sheets over the abandoned shrine steps. A boy, no older than ten, huddled under a broken torii gate, his umbrella long since stolen by the wind. hinari
“You’re going to catch a cold.”
“Who are you?” he whispered.