The estate guards dragged the groaning thugs away across the terrace, leaving behind an eerie silence broken only by the boy's quiet weeping.
Arthur walked effortlessly over to a stone bench, sit-testing his knees with a smile of pure disbelief.
Arthur: Thomas, fetch a warm coat and some hot tea for our young guest.
Thomas: Right away, my Lord. I... I still can't believe my eyes.
Arthur: Neither can I, old friend. Neither can I.
Thomas hurried inside through the double glass doors, leaving Arthur alone with the trembling child.
Arthur: What is your name, son?
Leo: Leo, sir. My name is Leo.
Arthur: Well, Leo, you gave an old nobleman the greatest gift imaginable today.
Leo: I'm sorry for touching you without asking... my mom told me never to show my power in public.
Arthur: Your mother was a wise woman. Where is she now?
Leo: She... she passed away six months ago in the hospital.
Leo wiped his runny nose with the back of his dirty sleeve, looking down at the white marble floor.
Leo: After she died, those bad men came to our apartment. They said I was a valuable medical asset.
Arthur: Medical asset? Who do those men work for?
Leo: A company called Paragon Genetics. They kept me in a white room with no windows.
Arthur’s jaw tightened, his eyes narrowing in intense anger as he recognized the name instantly.
Arthur: Paragon Genetics... Dr. Victor Vance's firm?
Leo: Yes! That mean doctor with the gold ring! He made me heal wealthy people for money every day!
Arthur: That greedy bastard... he's been running an illegal human research lab right under our noses!
Leo: They made me heal so many people... but every time I use my hands, I get so tired...
Leo stumbled slightly, his knees buckling as exhaustion suddenly overcame his small body.
Arthur caught him before he hit the ground, lifting the light child gently into his arms.
Arthur: I've got you, Leo. You don't have to use your power ever again.
Leo: Are they coming back for me, sir?
Arthur: Over my dead body. I happen to be the primary shareholder of the trust fund that finances Paragon Genetics.
Leo looked up at the old man's face, his wide blue eyes filled with hope.
Leo: Really?
Arthur: Tomorrow morning, I am stripping Dr. Vance of his entire fortune and shutting down his company forever.