They sat, unaware of the two men watching them as they ate their measly dinner at the table and shivered from the cold air. They were pale, thin and miserable.
"We can't go on like this Thomas" Lauretta murmured "we need to leave and find work elsewhere, while we are still young enough to. I know how much you love her, so do I, but it's time to take care of ourselves first."
Thomas nodded looking grim. They'd been out here for the last two years trying to keep an eye out for Cassie and even sending correspondence to make sure she was alright but they couldn't stay here forever, they were barely scraping by as it was. They would have to move and inform Cassie of their whereabouts. He already had a job lined up in the next town over, one that would pay more and finally allow them to start
