Reece looked at the unnamed boy, annoyed at his fussing. "Whatever," he muttered in reply. "We might miss something if we just run off though." He shook his head before taking one last glance at the painting. [i]Maybe it is just that: a painting. Nothing more,[/i] Reece thought to himself. It did have some sort of strange quality about it though, but Reece couldn't place it. He sighed as the boy left the room. "Guess we ought to follow him," he said to Xikari. Looking around the room for the last time (not finding anything more of interest), Reece climbed up the staircase to the next room.