Jude blinked as she looked up at him. Why did he look so worried? She frowned and then turned it right into a smile, trying to convey reassurance onto his face. She stared at him for a bit longer this time, and suddenly, got caught up in his eyes.<br/><br/>She was running. Fast and happily, giggling through tall grasses and flowers that reached all the way up to her neck due to her small size. Someone held tight to her hand, leading her forewards, but also allowing her to gambol about with pure delight. The wind rushed through her hair, sending her pigtails flying about behind her and she laughed loud and bright, falling back a little bit only to be tugged steady. "I can do it by myself." She frowned and the hand let go.<br/><br/>Bubbling over with glee she started to run, but kept close, not wandering off like some small children would have in a place this lovely. And then she heard it. An eerie rattling noise and she screamed, as the snake came into view. She heard a voice and was snatched, dragged away fast from that horrid snake and out of the grasses into the forest where she was left sobbing and sniffling... and those blue eyes, those wonderful eyes, had belonged to the one who had wiped her tears and held her fast until she'd stopped and then, taken her home.<br/><br/>Jude blinked out of her stupor and watched as the bowl was set before her. She looked down at it and back up. "Thank you..." It smelt wonderful... and her stomach gurgled. She hadn't eaten much in the past two weeks... She lifted the spoon, dipped it, and then blew on it to cool the stew before she placed it in her mouth and her taste bud erupted with joy. "Oh!"