"Jaguara's forces..." "I couldn't possibly afford that much!" "Hey, wait!" "You're not very good at haggling, are you?" "Help me out, then!" "It wasn't my car that broke down." "But you're going to be riding in it, too, right?" "!" "You want that much for this thing?" "You won't find a better car in this village." "You've got me over a barrel here..." "If you want, I'll put in enough gas to get you to the next town." "For how much?" "You're a fast learner." "I'm flat broke now." "Well, it's better than being stuck with a dead car." "Assuming that this one will start." "They went that way, right?" "They sure did." "We're going, right?" "We have to." "Where are you headed?" "We're trying to get to Paradise." "Paradise...?" "It's something every wolf has to try to do." "Oh, Paradise, huh?" "You're coming along with us, right?" "I'm not going." "I can't." "Then I'm not going, either." "Hige..." "Maybe you're better off being around humans." "It's not too late to go back." "What're you saying, Kiba?" "!" "I'm not interested in going back." "I can't go back to what I was before, not anymore." "Blue..." "I just..." "I just want to find out what I am." "Then all you can do is move forward." "He's right!" "Move forward!" "Right?" "Right?" "I can see right through you." "Now, if only Cheza were..." "Ow!" "I told you not to say that!" "Okay!" "Now that that's settled, let's get going!" "Let's go to Paradise!" "We're going this way." "Not to Paradise?" "To Darcia's keep." "His keep?" "Yeah." "You think..." "Cheza's there?" "Cheza left us of her own free will." "She did it to protect us." "I'm positive that she's waiting for us." "That Noble will be there, too." "I know." "We might get killed this time." "If it happens, it happens." "Watch out for your own hide." "So we're going, right?" "To where Cheza is?" "Okay, let's go." "C'mon!" "You'll get wrinkles if you keep that up, loverboy." "My head is killing me." "I had too much to drink yesterday." "You certainly seem to be in a good mood." "Don't you think it's hilarious?" "Think what's hilarious?" "I'm tracking wolves, and you're chasing a vixen." "We make one hell of a pair." "But you're the one who's scared." "Of actually finding your woman." "That's dangerous!" "Please get off me!" ""Please get off me"?" "So sorry about that, cutie pie." "That's right." "Women run when you chase 'em." "It's been like that since time began." "Take over for me." "We've got a long way to go." "We'll take turns behind the wheel." "What the hell are you talking about?" "You're a cop!" "You're gonna let a drunk behind the wheel?" "How about now?" "You're crazy..." "I'm a cop, but I'm a cop who's a wanted fugitive." "Fine, see if I care." "Here." "What is it?" "Swallow this." "It's a sobriety pill." "It breaks down alcohol." "It starts working immediately." "There are a few side-effects, but they're nothing to worry about." "This will let you drive with a clear head." "How come I gotta take that thing when I've got such a good buzz going?" "!" "What a damn waste..." "Or should I just drop you off here?" "You've had enough." "Careful, now, keep your eyes on the road." "It's too late for regrets once you've gotten into an accident." "You talk like a cop." "You're a sheriff, too, as I recall." "For crying out loud, what would make a man like you want to become a sheriff?" "Why did you become a cop?" "I just..." "Like a good boy, I did what my parents told me to do, that's all." "You some kinda daddy's boy or something?" "Have a heart..." "Leave some for me, okay?" "My parents used to gang up on me and lecture me." ""Hubb, stay out of trouble." "There are rules in this world."" ""Rules to let us live our lives without doing the wrong thing."" "Is that funny?" "Nothing was ever funny to me." "I did what they said and tried to live my life without doing anything wrong." "But I still..." "Don't chug that!" "Where did I make my mistake?" "What went wrong?" "So, does that include your marriage?" "Was your marriage also your parents' idea?" "No, Cher was..." "We met through a friend of mine." "It was love at first sight." "You haven't done anything wrong." "And you ain't such a good little boy, either." "Didn't you say something about there being side effects?" "I'm pissing a river here." "I can't see a thing..." "Can't hear anything, either..." "Blue!" "What's wrong?" "!" "Forget it, it's nothing." "Damn it!" "Sons of bitches!" "What're you so worked up about?" "Something's happening." "Somewhere out there I don't know, something is happening." "You think that something is playing games with you." "You think you're the only one being kept out of the loop." "But you're wrong." "All you're doing... is watching the scenery go by." "Cher..." "You're so beautiful." "Say, Hubb..." "Come on, wake up." "Hubb." "Wipe the drool off your chin." "You were grinning like an idiot in your sleep." "That must've been one hell of a dream you were having." "No." "It was a sad one." "It's your turn to drive." "It was two years after we were married." "Cher got a scouting offer." "From a Noble's research lab." "So, Hubb, what do you think?" "I don't know." "I don't really understand any of this professional stuff." "What about you?" "You want to take it, don't you?" "Yes..." "I think it's a big opportunity." "At the moment, I'm seeing the limits of my research..." "Besides..." "Besides, maybe I've been in a bit of a rut." "A rut?" "You?" "That's news to me." "You're always so full of life." "You think so?" "You bet." "Maybe I've never given it any thought." "What I want to do with my life." "Hubb, what about you?" "What I want to do?" "Just do whatever you want to do." "I'll always be at your side." "She gradually became more and more absorbed in her new research." "You barely ever saw each other, and then you got a divorce." "Talk about a cliché." "Why couldn't you stop it?" "Cheza." "That's all she ever talked about." "Whenever she opened her mouth, it was Cheza, Cheza, Cheza." ""Cheza"?" "What's that?" "A being." "A life form created by extremely advanced biotechnology." "Say what?" "From what she told me, she was researching an organism that could adapt to and survive in any environment." "Something about it being created by weaving it from the essence of a special plant." "A special plant?" "Made into the form of a beautiful young girl." "As beautiful as a flower." "Hey, why aren't we moving?" "It's not my turn to drive yet." "Why aren't we moving?" "That's strange..." "Hey, help me take a look at this!" "A flower maiden and wolves..." "It couldn't be." "All right, let's meet back here at nightfall." "Sure." "We'll decide whether or not to get a hotel room then." "How are you gonna look for your woman?" "I'll act like a police officer and use my feet." "Try to put up a fight." "You don't wanna regret what you didn't do." "Thank you so much." "You're a lifesaver." "Um, could we offer you a cup of coffee?" "No, that's all right." "Now, don't be like that." "Adding in a spot of rum will warm your bones." "Just a cup, then." "Where are you headed?" "I just got here, actually." "There's nothing in this town." "Why not try the castle of the Darcias off to the west?" "It was quite lovely, sitting in the middle the lake there." "Well, I'm not exactly on a pleasure trip." "We're off to visit our daughter and her husband." "Honey, Jessica isn't..." "She's gone." "I wonder if they've left already..." "Those wolves, I mean." "What?" "It's nothing." "My husband mistook some boys for wolves." "Mistook them?" "Those boys were..." "They were wolves, all right." "The first living wolves I ever met." "Honey..." "That black one..." "It was cute how she was so attached to people." "It almost felt like I was with my daughter." "Blue..." "Hubb!" "Cher!" "What are you..." "How did you...?" "Am I dreaming?" "I've had too many dreams about you." "Lord Orkham's been killed." "Oh." "On the way here, I saw some military forces." "I don't know where they were headed, though." "Something's about to go wrong." "No, things have been wrong all along." "All along?" "Cher, what are you trying to do?" "I'm going to Darcia's keep." "Darcia's keep?" "But why?" "Because that's where Cheza is." "No, you're wrong." "I'm not wrong." "I saw her." "No, not just her..." "What did you see?" "Why won't you look me in the eye?" "I met him." "I met Darcia." "I'm sorry, Hubb." "I'm flattered that you came all this way to look for me." "But I have to go." "Why?" "!" "I don't know why, either!" "I just... know that I have to go there." "I have to go there and find out." "Find out what Cheza really is." "And what it is that I'm really obsessed with." "I'll go with you." "Then why did you have me read this thing?" "!" "I'm going with you." "Men's Lament" "Next Time" "Next Time There's times in life when you shouldn't drink." "There's times in life when you shouldn't drink." "At work, and behind the wheel." "Hey, that's a great idea!" "We should drive there, too!" "We can't?" "What, none of you guys have a license?" "The Fallen Keep We can't?" "What, none of you guys have a license?" "The Fallen Keep"