Perhaps Emma had taken it the wrong way, but she was tired of people telling her what to do.  But still, she quickly walked up beside him, taking his hand into hers.  Glancing up at him, she said, "Just in case you get weak, I will have your hand."  Of course, that wasn't why she did it. It was because she rather liked this strong headed man, and she didn't want him lost in the woods without her.<br/><br/>"We cut off this way"  She pointed towards a thick patch of trees.  "We live just on the other side."  Looking up into the sky she knew she had less than an hour before her parents would arrive.  "I've lost so much time.  I will need to hurry and prepare their meal as soon as we arrive.  But I'll fix something small for you to hold you over until supper."  She smiled at him.  "Then you lay down until they arrive."   She guided down the very narrow path she had created, taking the same route every time she went out to gather berries.