La la la~
The other didn't seem to mind the idea of a song being sung, despite Matteo's original fears. He told the boy to sing loud and proud if he wanted to and for a moment, Teo considered the idea of singing the lullaby out loud. It might put him to sleep quicker at least. Rather than doing so, however, Teo sat back against the wall a bit, still holding his legs but no longer curled as tightly as he was before. At least this guy didn't seem too dangerous. Maybe he'd be friendly, like the servants back home, or the brothers' cousins. Maybe.
The man introduced himself as Dresden. An odd name, to be sure, but still suitable. Matteo looked up at him and nodded. My name is Matteo. He'd be more formal about it, except manners didn't strike him as being too important, other than the very basics. As soon as names were shared, though, boy went back to his la-la land. He zoned out, a particularly rough wave knocking him back into his curled position. Progress was slow.
Then he started singing. It was whispers at first, like before, but slowly the boy eased into a soft, quiet song, the same one as before. His voice was lovely, gentle and innocent, still young and fresh but lovely to hear. He couldn't sing a rock song with that voice, but a lullaby suited him perfectly. He stared at his feet as he sang, Italian words rolling smoothly off his lips as he eased into the tune, enjoying his mother's melody for him. Dresden had given him permission, so why not? It certainly seemed to help.
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