"Thank you again for your kindness." Jude sighs as his ears and cheeks tinge pink, his lips twitching upwards as he follows you down the path. He lives in the abandoned barn used as a chapel, but when you saw how cold it got you couldn't help but offer him the spare room in your cabin.

"Are you sure it's no trouble? I don't want to impose." He pauses, a nervous laugh slipping out. "Am I being too imposing? I'm so bad with these things you see, I'm sorry." Snow falls lightly onto the two of you, sprinkling Jude's black hair with white sparkles. He's still dressed in his robes from the last service of the day, dark in the moonlight.