......Hidden hearts....(felinemon)

[felinemon]

Julianne shuffled her feet. "I... I don't have one."

[Етеяиiту]

He groaned and rolled his eyes,"you're no help" he groaned and told the boy,"one who comes with no surname and looks much like her" he said.

[felinemon]

Julianne flushed and looked away. It wasn't her brother's fault that she was put in an orphanage!

[Етеяиiту]

The boy bowed deeply, "please follow me" he said before heading off into the massive building.

[felinemon]

Julianne let out a small breath, and stepped closer to Joesph as she began to follow the boy.

[Етеяиiту]

He followed him to a room where the master, a very old man with eyes of pure white, sat, with five servants kneeling before him. He gestired to him,"these fice are the only that resemble her in some way"

[felinemon]

Julianne looked around. None of the boys had red hair. She leaned her head forward to cover her face with her long red hair--surely her brother would as well? But-- she looked at the boys. None of them looked up with glee, or even held a glimmer of recognition in their faces. Maybe this hadn't been such a good idea. She shook her head, throat closed and unable to speak. She stepped closer to Joesph, and clutched his shirt.

[Етеяиiту]

He could feel her sadness and wrapped an arm around her,"thank you for your kindness I will owe you a favor but who we are looking for is not here" he said and the old man bowed to Joseph before Joseph himself turned with Julianne to leave.

[felinemon]

Julianne clutched Joesph's shirt harder; he wasn't here. Deep down, she had always known it was a possibility but... No. He must be somewhere else then. The question now was: where? Once they had left the building, Julianne turned to Joesph, steeling herself. "Thank you, even if we weren't successful. Now I know one more place where he's not."

[Етеяиiту]

He took her hand and squeezed it,"we will go to the next town, dont fear" he told her and then lifted her up onto her horse,"we must make a stop first however" he told her.

[felinemon]

Julianne settled in on her saddle. "Oh? Where?"

[Етеяиiту]

"At the market, we should stock on food" he told her.

[felinemon]

Julianne's face felt. "Oh, of course." Her voice was quiet. She had known from the start that finding her brother was a long shot, but.. She shook her head, then turned to Joesph."Good idea." She forced a smile. "All this riding made me hungry."

[Етеяиiту]

He gazed at her with a raised eyebrow,"yeah ok, well lets head over" he said and lead their horses to the market, watching from the ground to make sure nobody stole anything from them.

[felinemon]

Julianne swung with the horse's gait, and gripped the reins tightly. She gulped as the scent of cooking meat began to waft past her nostrils.

[Етеяиiту]

He could hear the soft rumble of her stomach when they came to the stand so ge stopped the horses,"do you want some?" He asked

[felinemon]

Julianne smiled sheepishly. "If it's okay..."

[Етеяиiту]

He went to the vendor and paid for enough food for her them handed it up to her, "is that enough?" He asked her

[felinemon]

Julianne smiled back as she took the food from him. "Thank you. No one's ever been so kind." She raised an eyebrow. "Is there a way I could repay you?"