Ron
*The grass crunched underfoot as Terrel made his way across the open plains, a path he had grown used to taking in time while he lead his Kemonomimi comrade. Only recently had they finally returned to the mainland from their eventful trip through Runra, followed by the return of his pack of wolves that he had gratefully brought home prior while they hung around the city for a while doing their own thing. The Silnari never pressed what Kibaru kept up to, for Terrel seemed distracted enough on his own. He could sense the winter impending in the frosty air, rendering traveling to become harder this time of year, but he was used to it enough to make the most of it as pestering as the chill was.*"Shouldn't be much further."*He finally said to Kibaru, a small cloud of air escaping his mouth anytime he spoke. In the distance sat a fairly large house, a place he figured Kibaru would want to visit with the events taken place prior. Home. Well one of them anyhow.*
David
*Kibaru seemed to have changed clothing to a warmer style, but he still had his chest bare to the frigid cold* "This your home?" *Kibaru asked quite surprised by the size. He had expected much smaller from Terrel. But he was quite exited to see what his home was like though. But Kibaru figured it would mostly be mercenary stuff and weapons laying about the place*
Ron
"Yep, not a bad place either. Spoke to a lawyer and everything, isn't that neat?"*He said with a low chuckle. The Silnari continued on, having some familiarity to the plains. He knew not far away would be the parsnips he had promised to harvest for a certain Vampiress. Though the trip back would be long, he was more concerned of the crop surviving. He had to start growing it eventually, but winter was not the seasons for them. Terrel will have to harvest quickly before the winter fully reached. Too bad it wouldn't be in their peak season. He continued to close the distance between the building, saying:*"You can stay here for a few days or so if you want before we continue heading west again. Will be much larger gaps between having a roof over our heads once we set off, but I suppose we've done quite a bit of traveling lately."
David
"Yeah, Think I'll take you up on that offer. I kinda still needs some stable sleep. Just show me my bed and I'll get comfortable. Also going to need house rules." *Kibaru was a bit exhausted from having to constantly check up on his business and traveling the other half of his time. A break would be quite nice*
Ron
*As they drew close to the door, Terrel grabbed the key to unlock, it, listening as Kibaru asked for the house rules. The muffled sound of barking was audible enough just beyond the door.*"Sure."*He said with a mischievous grin.*"First rule, don't pay no mind to the wolves."*As he said that, he opened the door, casually stepping to the side as a horde of wolves darted out of the open doorway, barreling towards Kibaru. It seemed like a lot more than the three Terrel had once had. One can only wonder where they kept coming from.*
David
"Well that's ju-" *Before Kibaru could finish he saw the pack of wolves barrelling down at him and his first instinct was to grab his Katana, ready to strike, but soon realizing there was no threat, he soon lead up* "Kinda hard to do that when it's like trying to walk in waist high waters" *Kibaru gave pats and pushes to each wolf he came across, giving them enough time to actually smell to smell him. His tails were high up in the air from having to deal with an unexpected horde of wolves* "I've got so many questions right now"
Ron
"None of which I probably have answers to."*He said in response before crouching down on the ground and calling the wolves back to him. They each turned their heads, tails wagging with newfound excitement as they ran back over to him and tackled him over. He let out a laugh, one of the few times he ever did so genuinely as he gave each of them a light pat on the head.*"You'll get used to them."*He told Kibaru, standing up and grabbing some jerky from his pouch. Terrel tossed it out into the fields to which the wolves all soon swarmed after. While they were distracted, the Silnari tilted his head towards the house soon heading inside with expectations of Kibaru following. The house seemed genuinely spacey with the occasional bits of furniture to fill the living room they were in that sat parallel to the kitchen.*
David
"Why exactly wolves... Being a pig man and all I would've though you might want to avoid them... Wait... Am I?" *Kibaru followed with a confused and concerned look to his face as he though to himself for a bit* "I would hate my life"

Bruh, he is going in'
Ron
"Kibaru I'm going to tell you a secret that I should have said so long ago."*He said to him before whispering:*"I'm not actually a pig."*With a snort of amusement, he continued further through the house, leading him down the hallways that branched out to the different bedrooms with a bathhouse taking up one of the spaces off to the side of it. He showed him the smaller upstairs where he slept, a space Kibaru could have more easily predicted with the Silnaris equipment scattered about alongside some of the books they were given from the clan, making the room seem smaller than it already was.*"Still having to fix this place up, but it should do for a few nights."*He said.*
David
"Reaaaaaly" *Kibaru said over reacting to Terrel's words* "Shut your pig ass up" *Kibaru said with shake of his head and s light smile on his face* "Starting to wonder why you don't just wear a wolf mask then" *Kibaru gave the place a good look through as they went about* "Well good thing we're staying for a few day. I can help you fix her up in the mean time"
Ron
"Well then the pack of wolves wouldn't be as unpredictable, now would it?"*He said back. Never let them know your next move. Terrel took a seat on the bed, laying back on it for a while in finally having a comfortable spot to lay down on while he stared up at the arched roof.*"Would be a big help. Still have to figure out what stuff I should take west with me and what things I should leave here."*While they spoke, it seemed like the wolves were gradually making their way back to the house, one of the furry heads peaking through the doorway curiously with its tongue hanging out in a light pant.*
David
"You moving?" *Kibaru asked a little confused by what he meant* "Got a new house you want to move into?"
Ron
"I wouldn't say moving so much as... Expanding."*He said, looking for a word for it.*"This place will always be home, one of several anyways."*Terrel gave a light pat of his leg in gesture for the wolf to come in. The smaller canine made their way over, hopping up onto the elf's lap while Terrel gave him a light pat.*"Besides, going to have to take some stuff with us if you really want to work on that town of yours, not just going to go to no man's land empty pocket."
David
"Well I guess you have a point. We talking your pack with us then? Or is this still your main residence?" *Kibaru asked, he didn't much have many homes himself, though he has though of the idea of buying many more at some point. Just to have a place to sleep for the night*
Ron
"Nah, I'll be leaving this pack here."*He said gently as he regarded the wolf on his lap.*"They can manage themselves while we figure out what we want to do out there. Might make a feast for em while we're here though. I think they deserve that much for being so patient."
David
"Well that my queue I'm guessing. I might have to hunt a few deer to feed all of these little pup however... About 3 should so" *Kibaru said casually with a shrug* "Going to have some left overs... Might make some jerky"
Ron
"I'll see what I can make with the stuff I have in the kitchen. Might even put those cookbooks to use if you brought any of them with you."*He said in reference to supply of books the clan had given them. Terrel shifted his gaze to the pile he had around, some of which he debated on keeping or simply letting Kibaru have in remembrance to his own clan.*"Might try making some dessert, who knows."
David
"I guess I did, But these are some foreign recipes. You up for the challenge?" *Kibaru asked as he reached into his back to pull out a book* "Definitely not your usual Salvanian eats"
Ron
"I've practically been all over the map."*He said with a grin, soon sitting up afterwards and allowing the wolf to hop back down to the floor.*"Try me."
David
*Kibaru handed him the book* "Well then. Let us see what you've got, shall we" *Kibaru then gestured with a bow towards the door, waiting for Terrel to lead first*
Ron
*Terrel got up from his bed, grabbing his Trident before heading off downstairs with the wolf at his heels.*"Probably won't have much luck in the fields around the house. Mostly just find my wolves eating field mice around here."*He explained to Kibaru as he headed towards the living room. Down in the main area, most of the wolves were lounging about, some coming to and from the house while other play fought with each other. The wolf following Terrel soon joined the rest while the Elf took the time to count them all to make sure they were all there.*"There's a bit of forest area near here, one with pool of water I'm pretty sure some animals like to hang around if you're able to find it. Probably not as populated with it getting cold though by my assumption."
David
"Well as long as they can keep themselves full. I would imagine them hunting quite the sum of animals to keep themselves full. Amazing how self sustaining they can be." *Kibaru said with a nod as he looked at the play* "Maybe I should get one of my own"
Ron
"Y'know I once thought about getting one of my own."*He said in a joking tone as he stood by the door.*"This was the end result."*Of course Kibaru only saw the end result at surface layer. He had no idea of there being more to come. Terrel shifted his gaze as he caught sight of the white pelt of Floof, soon calling him over to him.*"You can take Floof with you. He's the most experience of the bunch."
David
"Hey there little guy. Been a while, huh. Look at you. Grown up so big and strong" *Kibaru came to Floof giving him a pat* "Everyday you keep getting older, huh?" *He then shifted his attention back to Terrel as he pat floof* "He can come with. But I want one of my own... A big one. Like an ancient wolf... Like those fabled Blizzard wolves"
Ron
*Floof's tail gave a light wag in seeing his old friend, hopping up into his hind legs to sniff at Kibaru. Terrel gave a snort of amusement.*"Don't think there will be any ancient wolves out there worth taming, but you're free to give it a shot."
David
"I mean. What better wolf to tame then an ancient one. Maybe I can even tame a deity wolf... As if" *Kibaru said jokingly at the though. He was quite serious about taming an ancient wolf though. What better stead to have then a giant wolf*
Ron
"Maybe you should work on that elephant dream of yours first, hm?"*The Silnari teased, coming to notice the growing list of animals Kibaru was hoping to gain. He can only see a repeat of himself happening, but more the the extreme with each large animal Kibaru considered.*
David
"Oh yeah, there was that too... Mmm I think I should have enough money for that one though... Maybe even a Morgash Elephant if I'm feeling lucky. So. Decided what you're going to prepare us?"
Ron
"Remind me to never bring you on a stealth mission."*He said to him, trying to imagine any point of time where Kibaru would use an elephant. If he did end up riding it, it was either for bragging rights or him not thinking a plan all the way through. Either way, Terrel had no idea what he planned to do with it.*"Let's see what the cookbook has to offer."*He said, holding his hand out for Kibaru to give it to him.*" I'll leave it as a surprise for whenever you get back from your hunting trip."
David
*Kibaru would hand him the book* "You know, it is close to thanksgiving. If you want, we could just go catch a turkey and make a thanksgiving feast" *Kibaru added before going around the Kitchen to check it out*
Ron
*Terrel raised an eyebrow curiously towards the proposal.*"Well if you're able to find one, I'm sure the wolves would enjoy trying something new."*He said, grabbing at the bird that lived in his hair.*"Tzu as well... Maybe."*Placing Tzu, back on his shoulder, he flipped a bit through the book.*"Yeesh, going to have to return to town for some of these ingredients."
David
"I mean. When have you even stocked up on stuff here? Do think much of this would be fresh right about now... You know. Maybe I'll ask my chefs to prepare us some thanksgiving... Nah. On second thought I think Their hads are quite busy right now... I'll just make it myself when we're at the eatery again" *Kibaru then sat down in one of the chairs and watched Terrel*
Ron
*Terrel waved off the idea, saying:*"Oh no, you've cooked for me tons of times already. It's time I return the favor. Just one dish at least. Will have to go to the shop anyways. Not like food spontaneously appears."*Terrel took a moment to think about it.*"Unless mages are able to do that now. Will have to check back in the magic books for that."
David
"But... Cooking is my job. My passion in fact. You can't just go taking away what I'm good at and just expecting me to sit idly bye" *Kibaru said with a fake fine. He honestly didn't mind much eating someone else's cooking. In fact it was always better eating another's cooking rather than their own*
Ron
"I don't know Kibaru. I think after looking through this book I've rediscovered my hidden passion for the culinary arts."*He stated in a dramatic tone.*"I think it's time I be the chef with my own restaurant while you be the Mercenary with a ton of wolves."*The funniest part of it was how much the roles seemed to suit them even when swapped. Odd how things worked.*
David
"As tempting as the offer is, I'll have to pass, thank you very much. I kind of like being a cook very much. A cook that hunts and can sell stuff. That suits me well" *Kibaru said with a smile* "Decided what you're making yet?"
Ron
*Terrel flipped through the book once more, nothing seeming to catch his eye. Closing the book, he glanced back at Kibaru.*"How about a Bales' family recipe?"*He said, holding the book back out to the Kemonomimi, figuring maybe making something he knew himself would be a better idea. The Silnari didn't wait for an answer, his mind already made as he grabbed his bag and Floof.*"Just need a few ingredients for it. You make yourself comfortable or something until I get back."
David
*Kibaru took the book* "Okay then. I'll just be chilling here with the puppies" *Kibaru said before going upstairs to got get a blanket and lay it on the ground before making himself comfortable in the living room* "There we go... This brings back memories"
Ron
"Light up the fireplace while I'm out."*He said.*"It'll probably be dark when I return."*With that he turned away, heading off. Some of the wolves turned towards the door as the Silnari left, sitting in waiting while the other ones sniffed about to see if there were any treats left behind for them. A few remained around Kibaru, still somewhat curious of the newcomer. Upon counting, it appeared to be about 10 of them total, some full grown while others were hardly juveniles.*