Home-
Jack took Black Ice to her home. It was a small cottage, near the forest and slightly off from the pond. She created a fire to help keep the stranger warm and quickly busied herself with making a room for him. She placed a blanket on the wooden bed and folded a thicker blanket over the bed; after that, she placed a spare pillow at the top of the bed.
Jack stepped back and took a look around, she nodded before leaving the room and heading down the old stairs to where she left her guest. He was sitting cross-legged on the old carpet, staring at the flames as they danced.
"Would you like something to eat?"
Black Ice looked up and smiled, "if it's not too much"
"Of course, it isn't" she headed to the kitchen and he followed.
"What would you like?"
He shrugged.
Jack took out a carefully preserved duck and skinned it before taking it to the fire place and she cooked it over the flames. Black Ice left the house for a while before returning with a variety of berries.
Once the duck finished cooking, Jack and Black Ice sat at the table and began eating. Black Ice noted that Jack barely touched the meat, and Jack noted the Black Ice barely ate the berries.
After they ate Jack began showing the older around.
"And this is where you'll be sleeping" Jack smiled kindly before noticing Black Ice's shocked expression.
"You want me to stay?" the boy asked.
"Only if you want to" Jack explained quickly.
Black Ice looked around the room; it was spacious with a bed and closet, a window next to the bed and a soft-looking carpet sat next to the bed.
"Alright, I'll stay"
Jack beamed and Ice felt his heart melt.
"You're gonna love it here! There is a nearby village where we can get stuff for our home and a-" Jack continued to ramble, her excitement filling the air.
Black Ice smiled at the young girl. He liked that word.
Home.
He was home now, and he would protect it with his life.