A silent stream of child survivors, many arriving without parents or guardians, is flowing into the Sudanese town of Tawila, bearing the profound psychological scars of a brutal conflict. These children, some of whom have lost the ability to speak, are the most vulnerable faces of a massive displacement crisis triggered by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) capture of el-Fasher on October 26, 2024. Humanitarian workers from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), who are providing aid, describe a generation deeply traumatized by violence and a desperate flight to safety. Since the RSF seized control of el-Fasher after an 18-month siege, more than 100,000 people have fled the city. The NRC, in a report issued on November 28, has registered at least 15,000 new arrivals in Tawila, located roughly 60 kilometres west. Among them are at least 400 unaccompanied children, a figure aid groups fear is a significant undercount. The scale is staggering, with more than 200 children being registered on average each day. Many became separated from their families during the chaos of escape, while others’ parents are suspected to be missing, detained, or killed. The children's trauma is visceral. Nidaa, an NRC teacher, recounted that upon arrival, some were completely mute, while others were plagued by nightmares. "They describe hiding for hours, travelling at night to avoid attacks, and becoming separated from family in the chaos," she stated. The NRC corroborates this, noting children arrive "exhausted and deeply distressed, often after days of walking through the desert," terrified of the armed groups they fled. This child protection crisis is unfolding within a wider catastrophe. The influx is overwhelming Tawila, where the Sudanese American Physicians Association estimated over 650,000 internally displaced people were already seeking refuge. The NRC reports that 74% of displaced residents live in informal sites without adequate infrastructure, with less than 10% of households having reliable access to essentials. The events precipitating this crisis have drawn international condemnation. UN human rights chief Volker Turk has characterized the "atrocities" in el-Fasher as constituting "the gravest of crimes," allegations that include mass killings and sexual violence. The RSF, meanwhile, has denied targeting civilians or blocking aid, attributing such acts to "rogue actors." As hundreds continue to arrive daily, the emergency in Tawila is compounding. The town’s strained resources are now tasked with sheltering, feeding, and providing psychological first aid to a flood of deeply scarred children, whose immediate survival is now shadowed by the long-term challenge of healing invisible wounds.