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I am trying to develop a character for my essay. What does this character sound like to you? Is there any character development at all? Thank you!

A boy is what I saw. Well, his shadow. Yes I am certain of it. I can’t imagine it being anything other than the shadow of a boy, for it was too big to be that of a man or women, too broad to that of a girl, and certainly too human to be that of any animal. I should also add that I was quite the huntsman in my youth, having won many a prize for my taming expertise in not only this county, but those Northern counties, where the men are known for being a tad more rugged around the edges, which gave them an advantage in the great outdoors.

In fact, speaking of which, do you remember my good friend Sven? I am sure he had once told me that he was born in Spool, the most Northern county of them all. When he and I went hunting in the forests behind our house, we would compete against each other, by which we would time ourselves. It went something along the lines of ‘whoever should tame the largest Pheasant, Fox or even sometimes small Gruth Bear, would have first pickings on which of Thane’s prize winning horse they would choose to breed their runts with’. It was to poor Sven’s disappointment that I won 9 times out of 10!

Despite his admiring my hunting prowess, many a time would he chip in with a jealous remark about the money those thoroughbreds made for me, which I remember at the time was a small fortune. Oh! It would seem that I am digressing… Please do excuse me, for your coming to my small cottage here has been something of a surprise. Never have I been visited by such a handsome young buck such as yourself, well not since my wife passed on that is. Her family and I were always very distant by virtue of our differing morals amongst other things of course.

Ah! Here I go again! Yes. The shadow. I have already told you. I am sure it was a boy’s shadow, and you can trust in my word. After all, I was a top notch hunter in my time…Oh? That is all? Well if you do find yourself wanting to talk – it doesn’t have to be about my hunting, it can be about Thane’s hunting, Sven’s hunting or the hunting of my old friend roger. In fact, it doesn’t have to be about hunting at all! I’ll have you know I’m also a fine fisherman and ornithologist. Did you know I was the first person to find the Australus Finch? No? Well, I’m always here! Farewell friend…