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Peter smirked, "There is. But I can't tell you what it is. It's just a theory. I don't have any real proof yet." He read through the parts about how to identify the creature, but it said nothing about identifying them in their human form. He frowned, until he came across the part mentioning the full moon, "Hmm... I know manticores are tied to the moon phase, but I didn't know anything else was. Interesting." He suddenly slammed the book shut, but not without marking the page first, "I think I'll just hold onto this for a while, until I'm done reading it." He lay the book down on a small table and suddenly bounced off towards the door, "I'm going to go check on something. You're welcome to tag along, if you want." He eagerly slipped out the door without waiting for a response.

Peter's intelligence had more to do with his high level of education, more than it did anything else. His civilization's equivalent to 5th grade was closer to Earth's college level. Peter noticed Alfonse following, and slowed his pace somewhat. Instead of going down the stairs, he turned and headed to the other set of stairs. Once he reached the top, he traveled a short ways down the corridor, stopping briefly to introduce the clothes room. Then he continued on to the final set of stairs leading up to the roof. He'd been at the castle long enough to explore most of it, save only for a few locked rooms. (*wink*) Once he reached the rooftop, he stopped and waited for Alfonse to catch up. Above in the night sky loomed a large full moon, much bigger than it normally appeared on Earth.

It took all of three seconds for Peter to spot the moon, and he grinned, "That's the reason." He pointed to the large full moon that hung in the sky.

Below the castle and just out of view of the rooftop, a cloaked figure stealthily slipped out of the castle.

The person recoiled away from the girl in surprise, ducked their head further under the hood and hurried on without a word.

Peter's only confirming answer was a wink. He walked over to the edge of the roof, knealt down and fished something out of his bag. It resembled a small set of bronze colored binoculars, not unlike you might see in a Steampunk cosplay getup. He held the gadget up to his eyes, adjusted the settings and looked around the clearing. Coincidentally, the cloaked person broke away from the shadow of the castle and hurried towards the woods. Peter lowered the binoculars when he realized he had no trouble seeing them - the full moon gave plenty of light - and motioned for Alfonse to hurry over and take a look.

Before Peter could respond, the person below turned and glanced back at Ferra. The angle was just right from the roof to identify the figure as, indeed, Aurora. She looked puzzled upon seeing Ferra, but quickly shook it off and continued on into the pitch black of the surrounding forest. Peter smiled and tapped his chin, "Now, why in the world would she be headed into the woods in the middle of the night?"

Catori met Ferra at the castle door and wagged her tail again at the familiar/unfamiliar girl.

Sup?)

Alfonse scratched his head, contemplating first the logical possibilities of Aurora's departure on such an opportune night. Maybe she simply enjoyed the forest and its beauty during the night. Or maybe it had something to do with her culture. The more he pondered, the less he believed any of those theories. First, Aurora had acted strangely at the mention of werewolves. Then, she had taken the opportunity to leave the castle at night, and on a full moon at that. The scientist's suspicions were beginning to grow, and greatly.

Ferra knelt down in front of the animal, and gave a smile. "Hi, girl." She held her hand out for Catori to sniff, but, when she felt no negative energy radiating off the wolf, she began to gently stroke the top of the animal's head. She sensed that the wolf enjoyed having hear ear scratched, and so she began to do so hoping to further gain her trust. "Do you live here?"

(To clarify, Ferra can't exaxtly read minds, but she can sense the energy, or "aura", if you will, radiating off people, animals, and even plants, and acts accordingly.

Alfonse quickly turned to follow the boy, without saying a word. His curiosity had his mind racing, and as a result, he hadn't thought of speaking to the boy to ask what his idea may be.

Ferra let out a small giggle, and took the wolf's paw in her hand. "You're awfully friendly, aren't you? What is this place, anyway? Doesn't look like a village to me."

Alfonse frowned. "Invasion of privacy... is impolite, from what I've gathered." He entered the room anyway, though, and began to analyze his surroundings.

Ferra blinked, somewhat surprised. She was aware that the world of Lamura possessed a great deal of various magical qualities, but never had she heard an animal speak. "May I come inside?"

(I'd like to point out that, while the castle is indestructible, a lot of the doors were added later on in its history and they are a little weaker. They can't be broken or completely burned, but they can get scratched or scorched if serious and continued effort is put into it.)

Peter was silent for a moment before speaking again, "You're probably right. There is one last safe way to check, but I won't be able to do it until she gets back from, well, wherever she went... For now, I don't think it's wise to tell her anything. A normal teenage girl is scary enough, without fangs and claws added to it." He gulped at the thought.

Catori's ears perked up, and she eagerly nodded, though it wasn't clear at which she nodded for. The human gesture was odd to see on a wolf, and she'd only learned it after seeing it from Aurora.

(Hi Winter! I'll go see if I can get Cam to get on, since your character was last interacting with hers)

[Minecraft, right?]

[Geez, Alfonse. Well, I guess there could be other explainations. She could be a wereBEAR or a wereCAT but I think she's a wereSOMETHING hahaha

Every time I try to picture Catori talking I hear Scooby Doos voice in my head... animals would probably sound really weird if they talked]

[why not get a real mattress?

omg link me! I gotta see that]