Colored it, now you can actually see that the flower glows!! Actually I think I have a thing for glowy stuff, it's becoming a recurring theme

So here's Haine as a kid, sitting alone on a half submerged tree in the middle of his lake. Haine was orphaned and was alone most of the time, his only companions were other fae that occasionally passed through, though none lingered very much.
Now I know how I said that Haine's hair is opaque black, and that it doesn't reflect light at all, I haven't forgotten. So why is his hair all shiny and reflecting light all of a sudden? Lemme explain real fast:

Haine is what you'd call a half-breed, he is pretty unique even for a fae. His mother was a Water Sprite and his father was a Night Stallion (the counterpart to the much more common female of the species, the Mare) - is not actually a horse, they're shapeshifters.
Night Stallions and Mares are creatures of shadow, they can become one with the darkness at will. From his father Haine inherited the ability to shift size and his awesome mane of hair. Also the horsey ears
From his mother Haine got his water wielding skills. When she died she returned to the lake as water, it's because these flower grow on that lake that their light can illuminate Haine's hair.
Haine can't remember either of his parents. his mother because she died when he was very small, and his father because he bailed out soon after, abandoning him. So he doesn't understand the significance of the flowers, all he knows is that he feels less lonely when he holds them.