Yugi was startled as he saw movement in his room. He relaxed when he saw it was Mokuba. He allowed the portal to close. He, like Yami, could tell the boy was upset and seeing the book in his hand he had the distinct feeling that it had something to do with Yami. He'd heard that there were some problems between them and it'd increased two fold since Maura showed up.

"Hey what's wrong?"

Mokuba shook his head.

"Come on, please tell me I promise I won't tell Yami."

Mokuba looked at him in surprise.

Yugi smiled, "It wasn't that hard to guess who the problem was with. That's the book I asked to borrow from him."

Mokuba nodded, that made sense. But at the same time he wasn't sure if he wanted Seto to know. He was sure Yugi would keep his word and not tell Yami, but that didn't mean he wouldn't turn around and tell Seto who would in turn tell or rather yell at Yami. Not that he didn't think Yami deserved to be yelled at for breaking his world, he just knew Seto would turn it to be Maura's fault when to him it wasn't her fault. Yami could have taken them both with him instead of just her. Mokuba was glad Yami only gave his world and hadn't made a promise. Though he wasn't happy about a broken word it wasn't exactly the same as a promise.

"Come on what happened?"

Mokuba shook his head, no he'd rather no one know.

"Okay, well did Yami say anything about how long I can borrow his book?"

Mokuba shook his head no.

"I see. Well I'm looking for a spell to help put in the magic rocks. To create the barrier."

At the name of magic rocks Mokuba's head lowered telling Yugi all he needed. To try to distract him a little he asked, "Did Yami explain what the barrier is for?"

"A little."

'Finally!' Yugi thought about getting Mokuba to say something to him. "What did he say?"

"S-something about rocks and a b-barrier thingy."

Yugi smiled, realizing the boy obviously didn't understand. "Then how about I make it simple."

He had a suit of armor that had been in the room collecting dust and instead of asking it to be moved he just learned to use it too as a place to hang stuff. He was given his own office; he wasn't going to start complaining over things he could learn to live with. By the time Yami asked about it and if he wanted him to get some guards to move it Yugi had grown used to it and thought of it sorta like a companion and didn't feel so alone. He could talk to the statue and even if it was inanimate it made him feel better to talk whatever it is out.

He walked over to it and pointed at the shield. "Now this is a shield, I know you like Jousting so you know what they do with it right?"

Mokuba nodded.

"Okay now, think of this covering the castle. But we will make it so it will be invisible." Seeing Mokuba cock his head, he had a feeling the boy didn't know the word, so he said, "Invisible means you won't be able to really see it but with the snow you'll see something. There's a blizzard which is like a bad thunderstorm but with snow. Understand?"

Mokuba smiled and nodded, much to Yugi's relief he wasn't sure he could have explained it any other way.

He walked over and took a rock off his desk. "Yami is collecting Magic rocks and these rocks go around the castle to protect it from the snow and in the future bad storms. I've just got to find the right spell. I swear it's almost as bad to locate as it was when I was still learning my finding spell."

At that Mokuba blinked and his depression temporarily wiped away as he excitedly leaned forward and asked, "Did y-you ever get b-better at finding things?"

Yugi blinked and was a little nervous at the expression of awe on the boy's face and the sudden mood change and said, "Uh, yeah I can find just about anything. I'm sure whatever it is you lost I can find it. So um is this thing you lost somewhere in the castle?"

Mokuba shook his head slowly and sadly, then with his head down, he sat down and said, "I-I haven't t-told anyone w-what happened with Noah, but he, he threw m-my baby dragon into the woods."

Yugi put his arm around the boy and said, "Will you tell me what happened?"

Between tears and sometimes barely audible Yugi got the story of what happened between Mokuba and Noah when he was at Ryo's.

Yugi helped to dry the boy's tears then led him over to a map and asked, "So can you give me an idea as to where Ryo's place is?"

Mokuba looked up at him and said, "Y-you'll h-help m-m-me?"

Yugi ruffled his hair, "Of course I will silly."

"B-but don't you have to look for that s-spell for Yami?"

Yugi smiled and said "Yeah, but there's still time and even if there wasn't, I'd still help you."

Mokuba smiled and hugged him, Yugi gladly hugged back.

Mokuba pulled away and looked at the map and though it was a bit confusing and had no houses on it he could only make out one thing he knew. He pointed and said, "T-that's my cave!"

"How long does it take you to get to your cave?"

Mokuba thought for a minute, "N-not too long from my old house, but a w-while from Ryo's."

Yugi thought for a moment. "Wait, isn't there a pond or something not far from your stepmother's place?"

Mokuba nodded and looked at the map and Yugi pointed to a pond closest to what Mokuba believes is his cave.

"Well if this is your cave and this is the pond near your old home then I'd guess this clearing would probably be Ryo's place. Any idea where it might be?"

Mokuba looked at the map and pointed to a corner. "I'd g-guess about h-here. W-we were on the s-side of the barn."

Yugi nodded, "Yeah, that'd made sense."

After studying the map a bit they were distracted when there was a knock on the door.

"Yugi? Are you in?"

Mokuba's eyes widened hearing it was Yami and quickly ran past Yugi who turned to watch him go and hide under his desk. It wasn't till he was hiding that Mokuba realized he was still holding the book.

Yugi just shook his head, then turned and said, "Come in."