(I don't see how Jareth was shut out. He could easily have turned his attention to the girl and struck up a conversation, or addressed the both of them. I was actually waiting for him to respond before I wrote my next bit, but with him gone, now...)<br/><br/>The young blonde looks up from her hot choclate to the woman addressing her and notices the yappy poodle struggling to break free of its leash. "Oh, no. He....she's fine. I don't have a dog, myself. I heard they make great companions."<br/><br/>She looks up to the woman holding the leash and flashes a smile, taking an absent-minded bite from one of her cookies. "Little star, right? Isn't that what her name means? Very unique, I've not heard any pets with that name. A lot of people now are giving their pets names that have no business being names."<br/><br/>Torn between snuggling deeper into the chair or leaning closer towards the source of all warm-goodness, she sighs and leans forward towards the fire, scooting her chair closer to the hearth.<br/><br/>She may not always understand those with dogs, specifically poodles, but she can, she would hope, sympathize with them. Especially with this weather.<br/><br/>She watched as a young man stormed off and slowly drifted her attention back to Jolie with an arched brow, giving the "What's-his-problem?" look of confusion. Stifling a yawn and content with her new proximity to the fire, the girl snuggles back into the chair, pulling her feet up and bringing her knees up to her chest, curling herself into a neat little ball.<br/><br/>The girl tilts her head, inspecting the woman and narrows her eyes a moment. "What brings you to the university?"