Richard watched the woman approach, pressing himself closer to the couch in an attempt to get away from her. He whimpered when she sat beside him, he knew he couldn't run as she would catch him but he couldn't stay here. He needed to get back home. Picking up what she was saying he realized she was speaking English and made an effort to switch to the language.<br/>"Okay." He agreed to her help, lifting his head a little and casting his eyes around the room once more. He caught the woman's gaze and followed it to where a cage sat, housing a snake. He sharply inhaled, sure he had seen big snakes before but they had always been with their handlers and posed no threat (or so he though). Why did this woman have a snake in her apartment?<br/><br/>He quietly returned his eyes to the floor, catching a glimpse of the city outside the window. Mustering up the courage to speak to her, he turned his head slightly.<br/>"Where is this? Does Haly know I am gone?" He was sure that had the circus owner known he was gone he would have come looking for him. But would he know where to look? Richard thought that if he could figure out where he was he could escape, make his way back home. His thoughts went to his parents and the memory of the previous night. He could feel the tears forming and tracing their paths down his face, his gaze frozen on a spot on the floor.