Jude
It's not easy.
Jude has had it explained to him insufficiently four times over; from Maeve, Harper, Phoebe, and Edmund. None of the answers and explanations stood a chance of convincing him that this was necessary. War is a vague, if terrifying concept, yes. But he has already moved so much, already had so much of his life change, and the idea of not being able to see half his family is terrifying in a way Jude has never experienced before.
He doesn't like it, this feeling of fear, formless as it is. Being scared of shadows and monsters and strange noises are all familiar, but there was always a root to that fear; something seen from the corner of his eye, or heard in the middle of the night. War is not something he can point a finger at.
He is unpacking dutifully, but even that does not last forever, and eventually he quietly exits his new - again - room and uncertainly moves towards his mother. Everything is changed, and now he doesn't even know how to act. "All done mom," he says quietly at her elbow, listless.
Jude has had it explained to him insufficiently four times over; from Maeve, Harper, Phoebe, and Edmund. None of the answers and explanations stood a chance of convincing him that this was necessary. War is a vague, if terrifying concept, yes. But he has already moved so much, already had so much of his life change, and the idea of not being able to see half his family is terrifying in a way Jude has never experienced before.
He doesn't like it, this feeling of fear, formless as it is. Being scared of shadows and monsters and strange noises are all familiar, but there was always a root to that fear; something seen from the corner of his eye, or heard in the middle of the night. War is not something he can point a finger at.
He is unpacking dutifully, but even that does not last forever, and eventually he quietly exits his new - again - room and uncertainly moves towards his mother. Everything is changed, and now he doesn't even know how to act. "All done mom," he says quietly at her elbow, listless.
