[Some moments Back - The Bridge]
After begging the men in the alley for food and being violently chased away, Regina had run aimlessly until she reached the ornate stone bridge separating the slums from the Inner City. Her small, fragile body simply gave out. Due to crippling hunger and sheer exhaustion, she fell hard onto the freezing cobblestones, curling into a tight ball and finally giving in to the tears.
"Why do you cry, child?"
A gentle, resonant voice sounded above her. She slowly raised her head, blinking through the falling snow and her own tears, seeing two piercing golden eyes staring down at her from the shadows.
She blinked, her breath catching in her throat.
Sunny stepped out of the gloom, a warm, reassuring smile on his face. He stretched forth his hand towards her. "Come on."
Regina blinked again, terrified but mesmerized by his calm aura. She tentatively raised her trembling, bruised hand and took his.
