kindly

The character operates at a remove from even those closest to him — he has a kindly spirit, but he can’t quite connect.

“Now, the witch doesn’t take kindly to this perspective. Personally, I don’t blame her. It’s reductionist, it’s elitist, and it’s just plain icky. So the witch goes from zero to a hundred—and curses Benefo.”

The trees that circled it stood tall and straight, like kindly protectors.

“Our cook makes a tasty fish stew,” Miss Mortimer said kindly.

For what child does not like being treated kindly by an adult?