At first Jade was determined to starve to death rather than ask the pirate for anything. She took the small morsel of bread and nibbled it. Her eyes nearly rolled back in her head as the yeasty scent wafted up her nostrils and the soft texture filled her mouth. Her neat pink tongue darted out to lick a crumb from her full lips, determined to not allow any of the bread to get away from her. But even as she tried to make the bit last, she soon finished it off.<br/><br/>Eating the bread set her appetite raging and Jade’s mouth watered as she eyed the fruit and the basket of bread. Her eyes followed his hands as he brought the brown roll to his mouth and sank his strong white teeth through the crust with a crunch. She had had little to eat or drink and now she was ravenous.  Saliva filled her mouth and Jade had to swallow to keep from drooling.<br/><br/>Her determination shattered when a slave girl brought out a platter piled high with grapes. El Senor bit into one of the huge purple grapes and juice dribbled on his chin. Jade swallowed convulsively.<br/><br/>“May I have a grape, Senor? Please?” she asked, looking up at him from her position on the floor. Her face reddened and she thought of all the times she had insisted her little dog beg for food. In her mind she was begging forgiveness from Rojo and promising that if she ever was free again, that her dog would sit at the table with her and have his own plate.