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Wolfie sighed and frowned as the scene unfolded in front of her. At least it was just the frame, she thought. As she reached out to take the photo from Yuki, two new comers had entered the room.

Perking up slightly she attempted her best face. "Hi there. Im Wolfie, owner of this place. Feel free to come get warm by the fire, just watch out for the glass...one of the pups had a bit of an accident with a frame." She made an awkward face then looked between everyone in the room. She just didnt know what to do next.

Blade blinked for a moment before he slowly made his way around the broken glass and towards the fire. It was just a little strange to him that someone would be so friendly towards a couple of strangers in the house.

"I'm.. Blade.. Nice to meet you?"

There was a bit of uncertainty in his voice as he looked at the other three people in the room. He just wasn't sure if he should be wary of this warm welcome.

But nodding at Blue's comment about the current weather, he spoke up once more.

"And yeah, it's really cold outside."

"The animals?"

Glancing towards the strangely colored wolves nearby, Blade wondered if they were the ones that were being referred to. The creatures were definitely different from any he had really seen before.

Shaking his head, he just continued to examine the wolves nearby as he thought about where they had come from exactly.

Eros noticed the pup, Hakana, circling him. He moved closer to Blue. Blue noticed Eros clinging to her and moved him towards the pup. Eors didn't know what to do at first but decided to introduce himself to the pup. He began to sniff Hakana's fur, then nuded her a bit. "I'm Eros young one. What do they call you?" Eros thought to Hakana.

Blue noticed his behavior towards Hakana. "Well it look like Eros is getting over being shy. I never would have thought that people would be living in this house. It does not look very safe." Blue said. Just then Blue's stomach let a little roar. "Well it seems that I'm quite hungry. Would you mind pointing me in the direction of the kitchen?" Blue said with a laugh.

Eros didn't understand why Hakana ran behind Blue. He looked at Blue and thought, "Why did she run? Did I think too loud for her?" He walked around Blue to Hakana and laid down next to her. He nuded her gently trying to reasure her.

"You only startled her Eros. I don't think she's used to someone talking inside her head." Blue explained to Eros. Blue stood up as Yuki walked over and shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you too Yuki. I suppose it could be safe but what do you mean by adventurous?" Blue asked. Blue bent down and petted Hakana. "You know Hakana, if you what to answer Eros just think something or talk and he'll hear you." Blue explained. Eros hearing what Blue said wagged his tail in agreement.

Hakana flinched slightly when Eros nudged her. Hesitantly, she scooted closer and closer to Eros, sniffing a bit. After sniffing around, she decided it was okay. She looked at blue then back to Eros. So all she had to do was talk. That wasn't so hard, she had done it before with Yuki all the time. Instead of words, she let out a soft 'woof' and wagged her tail happily at Eros as if she had accomplished something.

Yuki laughed and shook her head at Hakana. She was so adorable. She looked up at Blue and then to the trunk she and Wolfie had carried into the room. "Well I mean adventurous because earlier we found a curious hole in the floor and an odd moonlit pup, and that old trunk." She pointed to the old trunk that was still propped open.

Yuki turned curiously to Blade. She had almost forgotten he was there. He had been so quiet. "Well..." She thought for a moment. "I'm rather new here as well...I think Wolfie would be able to answer your question better than I would. Afterall it's her house now." She smiled and nodded at Blade.

Wolfie looked confussed for a moment with the bombarding of questions. "Yes, this place used to belong to my Great Aunt Beatrice. Its old and it has lots of secrets. Seems to me that the secrets of the trunk might be something worth looking into." She sat on the floor and thumbed the picture frame.

As if on cue, something tumbled out from between the old photo and the cardboard backing. At first Wolfie assumed it was just a piece of parchment to absorb all the old must and such. But then, she noted, it seemed to have something written on it. With a strange look of confussion, she set the frame down next to her and curled her legs up on the floor.

With a gentle touch, she picked up the paper. It was thin, and light as a feather with a texture such as a natural parchment. Old. Very old indeed. It looked quite similar to that of the letter Bea had left in the desk in the hall. Perhaps it had something to do with it? Things were falling into place. Letter...key...trunk...paper...

"I...don't...know?" Wolfie was just as confussed as Talencia was. There had been so much excitement and happening that things were beginning to overwhelm her just a bit. "First the new pup and then this."

Shaking out the piece of parchement, Wolfie instantly came alert. "A MAP!" Wolfie shouted, startling the pups around her as well as many of the owners. "It looks like a map!" Wolfie blundered something inaudible as she scanned over the piece quickly. "Its of the woods outside. Theres a lot of scribblings all over this thing but if you give me a second I might be able to decifer them. Its definitely NOT my aunts writting."