The next morning dawned brightly and Romulus woke to the ice blue eyes of Mer, Kai's black puppy. Letting out a yelp of surprise, he backpedaled and fell over the sleeping form of his twin. The movement startled Remus out of his dreams and he watched in confusion, which quickly turned into laughter, as Mer followed his twin. The fluffy, black tail was wagging wildly and Remus chuckled. Romulus glared at his twin and growled, "You utter…I hate…why are you laughing?" Romulus' fragmented question only made Remus laugh harder and he doubled over, clutching his stomach to ease the pain that had taken refuge there. Luna blinked her eyes rapidly to dispel any sleep and giggled at the sight before her. Romulus' betrayed façade met her eyes and she giggled harder. "You both are so…Augh!"
"I'm surprised at ya, Rom. I've never heard ya make that sound." Romulus spluttered before settling to just ignoring his siblings and glaring at them. He turned on his heel and stormed off to the fire put, where he sat down in a huff. It would have intimidated some, if Mer was not trailing behind him. She planted herself at his feet, so her head lay across his feet. The Gypsies watched the interaction between the two. They were openly shocked when Kai entered the camp and Mer stayed at Romulus' feet. Kai frowned at Mer.
"Good Morning, Kai." Romulus smiled up at him and Kai returned the greeting.
"Good Morning, Romulus. Is something wrong with Mer?"
"What do you mean, Kai? She seems fine to me." The twin glanced down at the puppy and seemed slightly confused when she lifted her head to meet his gaze.
"I don't think I've ever seen Mer fully attach herself to someone. Her mother certainly never did." Kai watched silently as Romulus shrugged his shoulders.
"I do not know enough about dogs to tell you what is wrong her, Kai. I really do not believe there is anything wrong with her, though. She seems perfectly fine," Romulus repeated. Kai nodded and let the subject drop.
"I think we'll be able to leave today. It'd be better to leave now rather than later because night falls quickly here."
"That'd be great." Remus joined the two at the fire pit and grinned. "Luna ain't liken' the whole thing and ya know how it is, Rom." His twin nodded.
"Remus is right, Kai. As much as the forest is beautiful, I cannot help, but feel as if there is something darker here. Your idea rings true, though. We should leave as soon as we can."
"Okay. I need to ready the supplies, but we should leave in no more than three hours."
