05-22-2022, 05:39 PM
Straight to the point, then. At least if he was rejected, it would come quickly.
"I - well, I grew up on a farm myself, sir. Even ran it myself when my dad - fell ill. So I'm very resourceful, if - if you're in need of a farm hand."
Edmund tried not to appear intimidated by the man's stature. He was very aware of how much smaller he was in comparison, and of the state of his clothes. The man wouldn't give Edmund a fighting chance if he couldn't even look him in the eye, though, so the boy did his very best not to let his gaze stray.
"I - well, I grew up on a farm myself, sir. Even ran it myself when my dad - fell ill. So I'm very resourceful, if - if you're in need of a farm hand."
Edmund tried not to appear intimidated by the man's stature. He was very aware of how much smaller he was in comparison, and of the state of his clothes. The man wouldn't give Edmund a fighting chance if he couldn't even look him in the eye, though, so the boy did his very best not to let his gaze stray.