The boy remained silent as his uncle looked back down at him. The boy felt uncomfortable as he gazed into the green eyes of a man who had just been introduced as family. The uncle's green eyes fell over the boy's countenance and focused on the small gray statue that hung on a black string around the young boy's neck. The statue was barely longer than an inch and had a mythical lizard's tail ensnaring a deep red stone, as if the creature was protecting something sacred. The man with green eyes looked up and smiled slyly at the young boy. "Ahh... How could I forget? I am in the presence of the...

The boy remained silent as his uncle looked back down at him. The boy felt uncomfortable as he gazed into the green eyes of a man who had just been introduced as family. The uncle's green eyes fell over the boy's countenance and focused on the small gray statue that hung on a black string around the young boy's neck. The statue was barely longer than an inch and had a mythical lizard's tail ensnaring a deep red stone, as if the creature was protecting something sacred. The man with green eyes looked up and smiled slyly at the young boy. "Ahh... How could I forget? I am in the presence of the...