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Following his capture and subsequent escape from the hunter's island, Jove had struggled to separate all the emotions his trip had stirred up. At first it had been relief. Relief to be back home, and that both himself and his slightly... de-furred foxfire friend were mostly unharmed. He had distanced himself. Then there had been anxiety, and paranoia, and occasionally fits of self-destructive anger.

But all of it had been laced with so much fear he couldn't eat or sleep, and when he thought of how easily those minipets had been gutted in that casual human kitchen...

Jove felt like he would just explode if he kept it to himself any longer, but he had nobody to talk to. He didn't want to scare his friends, and what could any of the teachers do if he told them what happened? Even if they believed him, what could they possibly do? Sure he could talk to the rescued foxfire he had affectionately named Hairless, but it just gave him a dopey smile. If only he could forget and move on like that silly little dog.

Finally he arrived at the door to the horsemen's "lair" with mixed feelings, and that dopey foxfire. The four heirs caused their own fair share of fright for the little ghost, but... They knew the island better than any, save the hunters themselves. And he had to tell someone...

He fidgeted outside the door. Scratched Hairless' fluffy head, and the base of his bald little tail. And then turned around to leave. Finally he whipped around and knocked on the door before he could lose his nerve completely.