She had spent the last few minutes toiling over her brunch decision.  A fresh baked danish, filled with some sort of cheese that was only described as divine, and toped with a heavenly dollop of chocolate, or the basket of assorted fruit that seemed to be seducing her with their tantalizing smell, vibrant colors, and ripening curves. If felt good that this was the daunting decision of the moment.  Thoughts of their current situation still clouded her mind, but at least there was this one, bright moment of the day. She savored it, along with the delicious, mouth watering aromas that would soon dissappear with the morning.

It wouldn't be long until the afternoon sun blazed on their backs. She gave them all a half hour, and time was almost up. A soft sigh escaped her as she gave into temptation,  finally purchasing the basket of fruit. Chocolate was her biggest weakness, but she choked down the thought of the pastry, making room as she shoved an apple in her mouth. 

She quickly made her way through the many stalls and shops that lined this part of town. So many wonderful things. She started to worry what would become of it all if they failed. 

Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted as she nearly collided with Robert. It hadn't even been a half hour since she let the rage escape and scared the kid to death. She never intended to scare him, not really anyway. She hated that part of herself. It got her into more trouble than it was normally worth. Her eyes widened upon the near collide, and within them flashed something so genuine, so human and alone. As quickly as it came, it went. Her gaze darted elsewhere as she tried to focus her attention to their current situation. 

Meeting his gaze once more, she plucked the apple from the thinning lines of her jaw. Her voice was hoarse as she spoke. [color=darkcyan]"We should be ready to head out soon. I'd hope to reach a decent spot to camp for the night so we're not all devoured by the shadows."[/color]. Her sentence crawled to its end. Her mouth went dry and a chill suddenly trickled down her spine. Her eyes were still pinned on his, despite it all. Silence drowned out her thoughts, until [color=darkcyan]"Right... "[/color], she rolled her shoulders back, trying to gain some sort of comfort in the movement of her own body, shaking away ... whatever it was just now. She nodded every so slightly, in acknowledgement, and continued on her way.

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