"What have those fools done?" "Do you suppose something happened, honey?" "Fireworks, maybe?" "It could be a festival, Elmira." "Maybe..." "I suppose you're right." "Lord Darcia..." "Lord Darcia, please forgive me..." "Lady Jaguara's reach extended even to here..." "Jaguara..." "Please forgive me." "I was unable to protect her." "Stop." "STOP THAT!" "They say that they will kill every last wolf." "They know nothing." "None of them do." "Hamona..." "I want to see you again." "Even without the wolves, I have this eye." "This wolf's eye..." "I can go see you whenever I like." "I know we will meet again." "Yes, someday soon." "Darcia, I love you..." "Lord Darcia..." "Come back here, damn you!" "Damn it, you said you wanted work!" "As if I'd take a job to put a smile on the face of some old fart of a human!" "We paid good money to the broker." "Now, be a good girl." "You up and moving already?" "What's with you guys?" "Even considering what happened, you're going overboard with the moping." "I couldn't sleep, that's why." "Hey, neither could I." "You slept like a log." "I'm just as shocked, hurt, and frustrated as the rest of you." "But the real question is, what do we do now?" "Live here in a stupor forever?" "Say something, you guys!" "Kiba!" "You haven't said a single word since then." "Drop it." "Kiba was hurt the worst." "It's not that." "I'm really pissed off, that's all." "She went that way!" "After her!" "Come back here, damn it!" "She's over there!" "What a babe..." "So, she's got friends..." "What about it?" "Hand over the girl." "Why should we?" "She's our merchandise." "Hey." "You guys aren't from around here, are you?" "So what if we aren't?" "There's a big demand for young bodies." "Healthy organs fetch a good price." "You don't expect us to hand our bodies over, do you?" "The curse..." "It's the curse of the Darcias..." "Did you see that stupid look on their faces?" "Boy, that really hit the spot." "Are you okay, Kiba?" "Yeah." "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Thanks for the help." "We didn't do it for you." "They caught us in a bad mood, that's all." "Why are you being so harsh?" "It's not like we run into girls every day!" "I'm Hige." "I'm..." "Blue." "It's been a while." "Huh?" "You guys know each other?" "Sort of." "You did some pretty nasty things when you were with the human." "That old guy..." "Where is he?" "A few things happened, and we were split up." "He was still tracking us in the last city we were in." "I know." "Pops will track a wolf to the ends of the earth." "But aren't you a wolf, too?" "Say, where's that girl?" "Isn't she with you?" "The one you were travelling with." "You know, the one with the really... strange scent." "Oh, you mean Cheza?" "Cheza..." "Oh, uh, about that..." "Let's just say we shouldn't talk about that right now." "Hey, I know!" "Let's look for some food!" "I mean, we did just bump into each other and all." "Besides, there's a lot of dangers for a girl on her own in towns like this." "Not a chance." "Why not?" "As if I could hang around with her." "She was trying to hunt us down." "But..." "You're only saying that because it didn't happen to you." "I don't want to hang out with a bunch of kids, either." "See you around." "Hey, aren't you guys being a little cold?" "Come on, it's dangerous!" "Wait up!" "Wait!" "Hige!" "His tail starts wagging whenever he sees a girl." "Just let him go." "Cheza told her that she's half wolf." "Half wolf?" "That half must have woken up when she met Cheza." "Cheza..." "I wonder what she's doing?" "Do you think she's okay?" "C'mon, wait up!" "Go back." "Your friends are gonna leave you behind." "That's okay." "Life's pretty squalid when it's nothing but guys." "I'm amazed it held together this long." "You're from Freeze City, you say?" "That's right." "If you've come all this way to find her, she must have done something really bad." "She may have the face of an angel, but she's actually a fiend of a woman." "Hey..." "This is her." "You know, the one who really knew how to drink." "Huh?" "She was here?" "It was a while ago." "I'm positive that she was drinking with that guy over there." "Mister?" "Hey, mister!" "You...!" "I can't believe she was the woman you were looking for." "Was she all right?" "Well, she didn't seem like she was at death's door, considering how many drinks she was throwing back." "Oh, I see..." "You'll be better off if you just give up on a headstrong woman like that." "She only looks that way." "I know how she really is." "I've been at her side forever, watching her." "It's a big mistake to think that you know everything about someone just 'cause you're with them." "Have you found those wolves?" "And you don't seem to have your dog with you." "She ran off somewhere." "I'm exhausted." "I don't even know what I've been searching for anymore." "Wolves, wasn't it?" "Yeah..." "Wolves." "It was wolves." "I'm sorry, but I really don't have time to chat with you." "Excuse me." "I've had this sneaking suspicion..." "Ever since my son found Blue as a pup," "I suspected Blue had some wolf blood in her." "That it was because of that that she was able to find wolves." "I'm no good with drunks." "I wonder where Hige ran off to...?" "Once he gets dumped, he'll come trotting back." "I'm gonna go look around for him." "You two rest a while." "That's the same crest that was on the castle Cheza was in." "This area must still be part of that Noble's territory." "The curse of the Darcias, huh?" "Hm?" "That's what that guy back there said when he saw us." "That's how humans see us wolves." "Why did you hold back?" "Normally, you would have killed all of those humans." "It's not because of your injuries, isn't it?" "Even if we did kill them, they didn't look good enough to eat." "You have a point." "How come those guys were chasing you?" "I thought that I ought to work." "Work?" "I've never given it much thought." "That's how wolves are supposed to be, I guess..." "But that's how I've always lived." "I've always been at Pop's side, always wanting to be useful to him." "From you guy's point of view, that might sound like complete nonsense." "But the thing is..." "I was happy." "If nothing had happened, I could have stayed happy forever." "There were wolves there." "It was as if they were mocking me." "They burned everything that was precious to me." "I don't know what happened, or if it really was wolves who killed everyone." "But that's what Pops believes." "And just because of that, he hates all wolves?" "If I had stayed ignorant, I would've been able to stay at Pop's side forever." "If I hadn't met that girl, I could have stayed the way I was forever." "If I hadn't learned that there was some wolf in me..." "You want to go back to that guy?" "I can't go back." "If I did, I'd have to hunt you guys down again." "Sounds nice..." "I wouldn't mind being hunted down by a girl." "'Cause I'm always the one who does the chasing." "But they always get away from me." "When I start to get in the mood, I have to take a leak." "I'm feeling that way right now, actually." "Gross." "Go somewhere and do it, then." "I'll hold it in!" "You look like you're about to bolt on me." "You're a nice guy." "Yeah, I get that all the time." "Hey, why don't you come with me?" "Where to?" "Anywhere, it doesn't matter." "Sounds tempting..." "What the hell are you doing here?" "Uh..." "I was just passing by." "It couldn't be..." "Hige!" "Aw, geez..." "What're you doing?" "!" "Hurry up!" "We found you..." "You guys are wolves." "Jaguara's people will buy you off of us!" "Jaguara?" "They're gone..." "Huh?" "Somebody was shot here!" "Are you okay?" "Don't worry, it's just a scratch." "What's the matter?" "Are you hurt?" "Are you all right?" "Elmira!" "Come over here!" "We're not going to hurt you." "It's all right, dear." "They're still just children." "Don't be stupid!" "They're huge strays!" "What are you saying?" "Have you lost your senses?" "Elmira, I'm not going senile." "Take a close look at those two!" "Oh, crap." "We're not going to do anything, so just leave us alone." "If there's no reason to, I don't want to fight." "I don't want to kill." "Do you see the wolves?" "!" "Search over there!" "Those people are trying to capture us." "Whether this will end without bloodshed is up to you." "Take this, you damn wolves!" "Take this!" "And this!" "You killed them?" "!" "That's enough, dear!" "They cast a spell on me!" "They did!" "That's enough." "It's safe now." "Let go!" "Let go of me!" "Crap!" "We can't sell corpses!" "Nobody should ever get married..." "That's right." "You're better off without a wife." "Being single doesn't hamper your ability to live your life!" "Wives..." "There's just no figuring 'em out." "After you marry her, she turns into a totally different person!" "Amen to that, brother." "It's only after she divorces you that she starts to loosen up..." "Nobody should ever have a family..." "Damn straight..." "You're better off not having anything that's precious to you." "Where are you, Cher...?" "Hey, Detective Dandy." "Wanna go check out the next town up the road?" "Next town?" "If she was in the area, you should've bumped into her here." "If you haven't seen her, it either means she's gone home or gone on ahead." "She'd never go back." "Not with things the way they are." "That settles it, then." "I'm so sorry." "I can't believe he thought you were wolves, of all things." "He's started to get a little confused lately." "That's why we came out here on a journey." ""Let's keep travelling until we die," he said." "This trailer is our home, as well as our coffin." "Everywhere we go, it's the same horrible sight." "That sunken keep of the Darcias to the west was like one big grave." "The keep of the Darcias?" "It's as if everything in the world has given up on living." "No, it hasn't." "The old man wasn't wrong." "We are wolves." "Ready to go?" "Yeah." "Bye, mister." "Where are you going?" "The castle in the west." "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." "Don't drink when you drive, and don't drive when you drink." "Me, I say don't buy the car, and spend the money on more booze." "Men's Lament Me, I say don't buy the car, and spend the money on more booze." "Men's Lament"