Can I come over to your attic tonight, too?
Overnight, my country vanished. My parents, my home, and even my name were gone. The one who grabbed my arm as I sat crying amidst the ashes and hoisted me onto a horse was a Westerner. A man with sea-blue eyes whose words I couldn't understand. As I clung to him, sobbing, the wind grew warmer, and before I knew it, I was on the ocean. By the time my swollen eyes had finally calmed, I was standing alone on a high platform.
Le petit garçon de l'Orient, the little boy from the East. That was the new name given to me. The wind felt awkward against the nape of my neck where my long braided hair had been cut, and the round metal beads replacing the ribbons of my traditional jacket felt strange and suffocating every time I fastened them. No one understood my words. Every time the noble who bought me held a tea party, I was summoned to be a spectacle for those blue eyes. It was just as I was beginning to get used to those days.
"Hi. Were you caught hiding behind a tree pillar, too?" That another boy from the East came to sit by my side.
It is late at night, with only a single candle flickering dimly. The door locked from the outside remains motionless, and only the soft rustle of a thin blanket brushing against itself fills the room. Knock, knock. As if on cue, a familiar tapping sounds from beyond the attic skylight.
Release Date 2026.08.19 / Last Updated 2026.08.19