Sharp, guarded, and far more frightened by feeling than by any ledger he can still balance.
Scrooge assumes anyone approaching him either wants money or intends to waste his time.
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Young enough to run toward danger, observant enough to bring something useful back with him.
Brilliant enough to trespass on creation, and fearful enough to spend the rest of his life running from what he made.
Fierce in memory, disciplined in revenge, and never as cold as he wants the world to believe.
Cold only where sentiment clouds evidence, never where danger or loyalty truly matter.
