A/N Hey what's up? Review please. I need a will to live. Enjoy!
Halt dodged easily around the man swinging at him. The odds of seven to one hardly bothered him, he'd been in worse situations. Of course, today the odds were against him.
Halt tripped.
He expected to feel a heavy blow to his head, but when he didn't, he was on his feet in an instant. Then he understood why he hadn't been hit.
A small boy was weaving among the men, tapping them and distracting them. He never hurt them, but he kept them confused. Halt took out four of them while they were distracted. Then he heard a thump.
The boy was on the ground with a man's boot on his back. The boy was hysterical to the point of almost screaming. Halt tackled the man to the ground and knocked him out. Once he had dealt with the others, he reached a hand down to the boy.
At first, he flinched back, but eventually he took Halt's hand and got to his feet.
"You got a name, kid?" Halt said quietly.
"W-will, sir," the quick reply came.
"Hello, Will. I'm Halt. Thank you for helping me."
Will nodded quickly, mumbled something about needing to leave and ran off. Halt watched him sprint away and wondered if he had a family. It wasn't likely, judging by how timid he was. Halt hoped they would meet again; he had already grown to like the boy.