|- |The boy has lost his smile, though he denies it. "Don't be silly, Kaim. Look! I'm smiling, aren't I?" He draws his cheeks back and lets his teeth show white against his brown skin. "If this isn't a smile, what is?" Kaim nods but says nothing. He pats the boy on the shoulder as if to say, "Sure, sure." "Come on, really look at me. I'm smiling, right?" "Right. You're smiling." "Anyway, forget about me. Hurry, let's go." The boy has a sweet, open nature. He made instant friends with Kaim while the other townspeople kept their distance from the "strange traveler." "I hate guys like you," he says.