Ash got around the table quietly, glancing to where he heard Faber and Viviannes voices. "Hunter has told me some stuff that he knows." Ash mentioned with a nod, leading them down the hallway. He gently moved his cane against the walls to make sure he was giving off the illusion of having to see where the walls were. The hallway was painted in the same gentle sky blue as the rest of the house; Four doors down the hallway, two on each side. At the end of the hallway stood a glass sliding door that lead out to a garden, which was blurred by the way the glass was. [hr] The small bird let out a small whistle as she lead Marigold into a small clearing with a medium sized lake. The small bird whistled at her to follow her closer to the lake, looking back to the forest with narrowed eyes. The birds in this area let out a happy chorus of song; the trees were brighter here, the leaves were a brighter shade of green. The Clouded Leopard slid down the tree as it had charged for the Black Bird, turning to face where he had landed on the forest floor. The bird fanned it's wings out before it flapped its wings and caused the leaves to fly in the beasts face. The beast let out a growl before it shook its head- looking back to the bird, which was now slightly bigger and flickered with shadows. [i]"Guardian."[/i] The leopard growled before it stepped forward, [i]"Your precious forest will be destroyed soon. The Dark one is lingering."[/i] The bird let out a laugh like squark, hopping back with a small fluff of his feathers. [hr] April gave a small shrug, "Maybe they've finally moved out, but I doubt it. They're protective of their mother." She started before she knocked on the door slowly. Footsteps echoed from behind the door before the door opened slightly, a pair of orange eyes looked out from the darkness. "April!" A males voice echoed from behind the door, the sound of... [i]quite a few[/i] locks opening.