Thouyou Alternate Ending

For the first time in his life, Shouyou was sneaking away from his kingdom. Alone.

It had taken some effort, but he was able to convince the servant escorting him through one of the villages to allow him to walk home by himself. The second he was alone, he bolted.

He knew he risked getting in trouble when he got back, but seeing even just a little more of the world had to be worth it.

Shouyou appreciated all the things his parents did to protect him, but it could get pretty suffocating. He was barely allowed to go to the bathroom alone!

He spent all his time learning how to protect himself from dangerous people, but his parents would never let him do the things he really wanted. He wanted to meet people, and see things. The world was full of

Shouyou wondered if maybe the boy was just too shy to talk to a stranger, so he squatted next to him. Immediately, he was in awe of the talent before him.

The dark haired boy had drawn a spider.

The creature itself was hideous, but the image was beautiful and powerful. Shouyou found himself wondering if maybe spiders were misunderstood. After all, it wasn't their fault they were scary. Maybe what everyone needed was a change of perspective.

"You're really good at that" Shouyou points out.

He begins playing with a rock as the strange boy ignores him.

Maybe he was just trying to focus.

Shouyou had created a game in which he threw his rock at a particular target, in this instance it was an apple on a tree.

After about five tries, the boy had begun to watch him.

"What are you doing?" he asked

"Playing a game. You can play, too, if you want." Shouyou replied between tosses.

The boy didn't answer, but he watched Shouyou as his rock bounced off the apple tree a few more times.

"You suck," The dark haired boy mocks "let me try."

"Hey! I'd like to see you do better!" Shouyou retorts, handing over the rock.

The boy does much