The man stepped inside and knelt down to look into the child's eyes. Why, thank you kind lady. He stood as the girl's mother snatched up the child and moved away from the man as quickly as possible. She was not alone in this. Despite the cramped conditions, a wide space had opened up around the new arrival.
Children are such amazing creatures.
They see the good in everyone. His words caused those few too far away from him to recognize what he was, to realize it. Paralyzing fear griped nearly everyone in the room. Those who would have thought to fight the monster were frozen in place by one soul-piercing glance from those shining black on black eyes. Only Dalin recognized the hypnotic magic in those words.