Relic of the Future: Chapter 12

A voice suddenly cried "Watch out!" And there was a yelp of fright, before something collided with him at great speed. He grunted and one leg went back, bracing him. The small object, or rather it was a person, had come careening down the path and skidded on some ice. They weren't heavy enough to knock him down, but someone less prepared might have been bowled off their feet.

"I'm so sorry!" the girl – obvious from the voice – gushed. "I wasn't watching where I was going and the weapon shop, but the ice and I slipped and… and…" She trailed off, looking up into his eyes and noticing how suddenly silent he was, how wide his own were. "Um, hi?" she said nervously. "D-Do I know you?"

Yes.

"No," he managed, though only after a great amount of effort. He tried to tear his attention away from those bright, silver eyes. Ruby, not even ten, didn't seem to realise how much she pierced directly into his soul.

—Relic of the Future: Chapter 12