The next day found the three siblings walking, once more, through the forest. Luna was running about, but Romulus could see that she was losing what little energy she had. Glancing over to his twin, he whispered, "We need to find something to eat. Luna can't keep up like this without something to keep her going." Remus nodded in complete agreement with his twin.

"Unless a band of Gypsies show up, there is no way of finding anything safe for us ta eat. Thankfully, Mom told us everything about what happened here or we could have died from eating those apples." When they had left Snow White's Cottage, there had been a large, green, leafy apple tree. The apples had been a beautiful shade of blood red and none of them had been bruised or had soft spots. Romulus had been quick to snatch Luna away from the tree and told her that the tree was poisonous. Luna, naturally, had taken it in stride because in her eyes, Romulus was always right. Remus always laughed when Luna decided to listen to Romulus and only Romulus. He called her, 'Romulus' Little Follower,' because the girl was so taken by her older brother's words and actions. Romulus, in contrast, hated the nickname that his twin gave him.

"Luna, don't go to far." Luna glanced back at Romulus and grinned happily.

"Okay, Rommy!" Remus snickered behind his hand, but was unable to dodge his twin's hand, which connected with his head.

"Ow! What was that for, Rom?"

"Shut up, Remus. It's not funny." Remus grinned.

"Yeah, it is, Rom. Ya have ta agree with me. She's yer little follower. Isn't that right, Luna?" No answer came from the young girl and Romulus' head snapped up in fear.

"Luna? Luna!" Remus followed his twin and let out a sigh of relief when they spotted Luna's curly brown hair. She was crouched on the ground petting something that was blocked by her body. Romulus surged forward and without much ado, plucked his little sister off the forest floor. He glared angrily at her, "What do you think you were doing! We have no idea what is in this forest and you go off like it's no big deal! You can't run off like that!"

"I'm sorry, Rommy." Tears slid down Luna's cheeks as she started to cry. Romulus tightened his hold around her.

"Why did ya run off, Luna?" Remus stroked Luna's curls and met Romulus' eyes over her head.

"The…the puppy." A frown appeared on Romulus' face and he glanced down at the spot where Luna had been. Sure enough, a small black and gray puppy sat on the ground, its tail wagging back and forth. Large, water, brown eyes stared up at the three siblings and Remus folded like a deck of cards. He scooped the puppy off the ground and laughed as it started to lick his chin.

"Oh, Rom, look how cute it is. Let's bring it with us, please?" Romulus glared at his twin, who was trying to get him to cave in by giving him his infamous puppy dog pout.

"Remus, we can't bring her with us. Plus, she's probably someone's pet…" He trailed off and his eyes widened suddenly. Remus spun his head to see a small group of men coming towards them. The men all had dark brown curls and dark eyes. Their skin was also a dark colour and they were dressed in reds, blues, and browns. One of the men was much younger than the rest and his eyes glanced down at the puppy in Remus' arms. Romulus, unconsciously, tightened his hold on Luna and stepped closer to his twin. The movement drew the young man's attention to Romulus and he frowned slightly at them. The puppy started to wiggle in Remus' arms and he bent down to set her free. Luna pouted as the puppy started to leap at the young man's legs.

"Rommy?" Romulus started in surprise and he turned his attention to his sister. "Can we get a puppy when we find Mommy and Daddy?"

"How about we talk with Mom and Dad when we find them, okay?" Luna nodded and gazed longingly at the puppy. The young man smiled and toed the puppy towards Romulus and Remus. Luna twisted in Romulus' hold until the twin let her down. She giggled and leaned back against her brother's legs to play with the puppy, who licked at her hands. Remus moved to his twin's side and frowned.

"Who are ya?" The group of men seemed startled at Remus' hostile tone and approach. Romulus shook his head in exasperation.

"What my brother means is, who are you and where exactly are we?" The young man gave Romulus a soft smile.

"This is the Enchanted Forest. I am Kai and this group that I am with are like…guards in a way. We heard something in the forest and decided to see what it was. I think we found it, though." Romulus nodded slightly and Remus snorted at Kai's odd expression.

"He's putting two and two together. I know ya might think we're trouble, but I was wondering if ya have anything ta eat? Rom and I can survive for a bit longer, but Luna is only five and needs something ta keep her going." Kai nodded.

"You can come back to our camp with us. You must explain how you came to be in this part of the Enchanted Forest in exchange, though."