[h3]Nikolai[/h3][hr]After his quick search, he was rewarded with a small knife and was damn thankful for it as the growling noise seemed to grow louder. Nikolai very slowly began making his way outside by way of the front door. All the while gripping the knife tightly and stopping to peak at the hallway to ensure that nothing had come out. Jokingly he thought to himself [color=forestgreen]"Its gonna be a bear. Because I can't catch a damn break."[/color] Having only seen pictures of bears in storybooks as a child, he often joked to himself about how one day he wouldn't be careful enough and a bear would somehow still be around to eat him. He finally made it to the doorway and took a full step outside before turning back towards the house. He wasn't about to leave his back to the house all the way back to the barn and noise would make the situation worse. So he waited and hoped the others would come or the thing would turn out to be a dog...