Freddie sat up quickly, causing his head to spin. He looked down at his arm, which was burning with pain. He shuddered, remembering his nightmare and the piercing scream that resounded in his memory. A lullaby had saved him, and Freddie wondered where the song had come from. He stretched and yawned, still exhausted from the events of the last two days. Kloppman had gotten him signed in, promising not to divulge Freddie's secret, and Racetrack had showed him where he could get some sleep. He had slept quite soundly, save for some shouting and barking earlier. Funny, he thought, he didn't remember seeing a dog.

Chloe beamed, laying down her cards. A groan made its way around the table.

Racetracks' mouth dropped in awe, "Amazing…"

"Wow…" Mush smirked.

Itey shook his had sadly, "I don't believe it…"

"Well," Chloe smiled again, "Believe it!" She moved to scoop up the poker pot from the middle of the table. Chuckling softly she said, "I warned you before hand. Poker genius, I said. But you insisted that I play."

Specs removed his glasses, rubbing the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. "Yeah, but we din't believe ya…" he sighed, "Yer jist a goil."

Across the table, Jack marveled. "And I mistook ya fer da shy type."

"I guess this game has cured me." Chloe answered, tucking her winnings in to her pocket. "Boys, it's been lovely. Really, it has." She stood to leave, and the boys stood respectfully, thanking her for a good game. Mush pulled back Chloe's chair for her, and showed her to the other side of the room. She yawned and stretched her neck, rotating her head from side to side.

"Are ya tired?" Mush asked thoughtfully, "Cause I could show ya wheah to sleep if ya are."

Chloe finished yawning and nodded, "Yeah that would be great, thanks, this day has worn me out."

"Alright, follow me." Mush gently put his arm around Chloe's back, and led her up the stairs of the lodging house. At the top of the stairs he escorted her down a long hallway to a closed door. Pushing it open slightly, Mush whispered, "Dora's in da bed in da back on da left. You two can share, or you can claim da bunk next to 'er. No mattah."

Chloe whispered her thanks, and slowly made her way through the dark. She kept a hand on the upper row of bunks, using them as a guide in the unfamiliar room. Unaware of the slowly waking figure in the bunk she was passing, Chloe found her cousin and climbed in to bed.

Freddie jumped slightly as the door to the dark room opened just enough to send a thin beam of light across the shadowy floor. Hearing unintelligible whispers in the doorway, Freddie again slumped down under his blanket. A dark figure made its way down the row of bunks slowly, seeming to have trouble finding its way. The figure passed Freddie without even a turn of its head, and he watched it until the figure ducked in to a bed on the end of the row.