"Rumor has it that there was a theft that was never reported at Lord Orkham's keep a month ago." "What a silly reason to come here." "The more important question is why are you shaking?" "Are you scared of me, little boy?" "No." "I'm allergic to snakes, you see." "That's one allergy I've never heard of." "Come on, you can talk about work later." "You know?" "The truth is, I always botch things in situations like this...." "I'm sick of it, myself." "My, that's such a cute line..." "Still, detectives don't normally go sniffing around in a Noble's business." "What are you after?" "I'm looking for someone." "Your lover?" "My ex-wife." "Are you, now?" "The way I hear it, the thief who got into the castle was the last survivor of a fallen Noble family." "The lord of the manor has his pride, you know?" "I think he wants to catch them himself." "Is that the only reason it wasn't reported?" "Or maybe what was stolen was secret, and he doesn't want the police to learn what it was." "Thank you." "Gimme one of whatever will warm me up the most." "Yes, sir." "A chilled sherry, please." "Yes, ma'am." " Hit me again." " Hit me again." "Looks like this town still gets its share of tourists." "Uninvited ones, anyway." "Is there anything here to see?" "That old castle on top of the mountain?" "It's nothing but ruins now." "Besides, you can't get anywhere near it." "There are wolves prowling around." "What?" "Fill me up." "Don't you think you've had enough?" "I guess." "Cheza..." "We have friends here, too." "It is all right." "You did not know?" "You never knew what you are?" "There is some wolf in you, too." "You were alone your whole life, were you not?" "Cheza!" "No doubt about it, sir." "We've pinpointed the target's location." "Good." "Continue your trace." "Should we storm them all at once?" "No, keep going until you have the entire town surrounded." "Then, when you've cut off all their escape routes, capture the target!" "Yes, sir!" "What about the woman?" "Just ignore her." "Her work here just ended." "This place should be perfect!" "Once we catch wind of what they're up to, we'll come right back." "Cheza, you stay here with Toboe." "Just leave it to me!" "Come back soon!" "This whole feeling of friends waiting for other friends, it's kinda nice, you know?" "What're you doing?" "This one is stuffed!" "Are you not?" "Um..." "Sure." "This way!" "Catch 'em!" "Let's meet up in town, Hasu!" "Right." "Those were no ordinary kids..." "That again?" "Geez, don't be such a chicken." "They weren't carrying any weapons!" "So how did I get these cuts?" "They aren't human..." "They moved almost like they were animals..." "Now that you mention it, that woman was saying some weird stuff like that." "Something about wolves." "Wolves?" "It's him!" "Oh, crap!" "Hey, hold it!" "You've grown so big..." "Do you remember this, Blue?" "Ruus found you somewhere when you were this little." "I told him "no" again and again, but he wouldn't listen." "And in the end, he just stood there in the doorway, not saying a word, with those big eyes of his all full of tears." "Damn it, one thing that kid got from me was my stubbornness." "How many years has it been, partner?" "You've grown so big..." "Stay still!" "Let go!" "Shit!" "You little punk!" "Hey, cut it out!" "S-Stay away from me!" "Get away from him." "Hey." "You reek..." "Looking for anything in particular?" "Hypothetically, if a member of House Darcia came back, where do you think he'd" "The Darcias?" "Now that name takes me back..." "The family fell into ruin, and this city died." "It's all their fault." "I doubt they'll ever come back here." "Just for the sake of argument," "what if they came back to retrieve something absolutely vital to them?" "Something like a Lunar Flower, for instance." "Well, the castle may be a mess," "but House Darcia's cemetery is still there, deep in the forest at the foot of the mountain." "But now, no one goes near it." "Just beyond it lies a dense forest called the "Forest of Death," you see." "Forest of Death?" "Apparently, something makes the land's magnetic field go haywire around there." "They say it makes humans lose their way." "Thank you, you've been very helpful." "That's not for sale." "That's Lord Darcia." "That was made centuries ago." "It's really supposed to be hanging in the palace, but I'm keeping an eye on it for now." "Ow..." "Hold still." "You live by yourself, kid?" "Isn't it obvious?" "Where's your mom?" "Dead." "And your dad?" "Like they say, Nature makes a fine mother." "Well, well, we meet again." "Damn it, would you just give it a rest?" "Yes, sir." "You really spooked me back there, you know that?" "Let me return the favor." "Roger." "Hey, we're going back to base!" "I know you want to think that you're making it on your own, but..." "What would you know about it?" "I know." "And so will you, when you have kids." "Yeah, I bet I will." "Then I'll just decide to take off, saying it's for the good of the family or for a job or whatever, and ignore my kid when he tries to stop me." "You're like that, too, aren't you?" "!" "If you're through doing your good deed for the day, just go and leave me alone." "I'm sick of being lectured by people with nothing better to do." "Be seeing you, kid." "Ow!" "Sorry I bothered you." "Boo!" "What took you so long?" "Welcome back." "How'd it look?" "They've got us surrounded but good." "We'll have to make our move at night." "There's a place that the local humans call the Forest of Death." "The Forest of Death..." "Sounds creepy..." "They say that if you get lost in it, you never come out." "That's no big deal for us, though." "Right?" "Right." "Any luck?" "I found an escape route that'll be perfect for us." "That settles it, then." "Tonight's the night." "All right!" "We can finally get outta here!" "So, this is the cemetery of House Darcia..." "The Forest of Death..." "Darcia...!" "We have the area completely surrounded." "Good, get ready to storm the thing." "Kill everyone but the target." "Yes, sir!" "They're not here!" "That's impossible!" "Where did they go?" "!" "What?" "!" "Roger..." "They say they got away." "Who got away?" "They're here!" "They're over here!" "All forces, converge on my" "There they are!" "Shoot!" "It's him!" "No doubt about it!" "Blue!" "Blue..." "What happened to you?" "Once I put an end to this, I'll come right back." "Shouldn't they be here by now?" "They are." "Where?" "Sorry we kept you waiting." "Operation successful!" "You goddamn wolves!" "You won't fool me anymore!" "Kiba!" "He protected her?" "Shit!" "Blue..." "Misgivings" "NextTime" "The Forest of Death." "Apple." "Gorilla." "Trumpet grass." "A suspicious-looking owl." "True or false?" "A masked man." "Look forward to it."