Elizabeth
*Several minutes had passed before any sign of a return came. The faint sounds of pawsteps could be heard nearing her as the trio of wolves would make their way back over to her. They had seemed to have grown so large by now in the several days that had passed. Perhaps it had been weeks by now looking back at it. Floof would sniff at her, eventually giving her a playful lick on the face to get her attention while the sibling duo would prod at her with their snouts. The Elf would make his way over to them soon after as he stood over to her, a childish grin on his face.*
Barbara
*She flinched from the sudden lick across her face. Her eyes slowly opening as the adorable Floof was standing in front of her. Slowly she sat up, her back pressing firmly against the tree. She scratched underneath Floof's jaw while calling him a cutie in beast tongue. Once Terrel walked over she stood up and faced him, half expecting some type of directions on what she was supposed to do. She wasn't sure if she should be concerned about the grin or if it was simply because he loved speaking to animals as much as she did.* 

"Sometimes I think you like talking to Floof more than I did."
Elizabeth
"Funny of you to say that. I think Floof makes a good conversationalist."*He'd say as he'd lower his hand to pat the wolf only to find said hand to be taken over by the sibling duo as they'd nuzzle at it.*"I think the three of us have come to an understanding... Well after five promises to take them hunting later... And fight training and... Well we came to an understanding eventually."*The Elf would let out an exasperated sigh at the thought. The year of them going without speaking must have made their list of demands longer as time went on.*"I think they should practice listening to someone else. I won't be there with them after we leave them at a friends place and I'd rather make sure they know I'm not the only one they should listen to."
Barbara
"Are you implying that you didn't know these things before?" *It was pretty obvious where she was going to go with this. From their first interaction Terrel said he had a good understanding of what Floof required. She had taken the standpoint that without actually conversing it would just be assumptions and speculations. She didn't finish her point though as she kneeled down once more to pet Floof on top of his head.*

"He's a very considerate one." *She paused for a few moments, trying to understand what he was implying.* 

"I'm not entirely sure what you mean, you want me to... Give orders?" *For some reason the thought of this request was strange to her. A week ago, if someone said Terrel was going to ask her for help training his wolves again. She would've laughed and saw it as a joke.*
Elizabeth
"In my defense. I couldn't speak wolf."*He'd say with a chuckle. It was strange how different things had become between him thinking Manon crazy for having a full out conversation with Floof to now doing the exact same himself. Maybe he was just as crazy now coming to think of it.

In her confusion in his request for her to command his pups, he would merely give a nod to confirm her question.*"Preferably without the whole magic animal talking thing. I doubt they'd be able to do the same to communicate with them."*He'd say.*"Plus it would be a complicated thing to explain."
Barbara
*Manon nodded before standing in front of the pup. She gave a dramatic clearing of her throat before opening her mouth. No words came out as she soon realized she hasn't spoken to animals using common tongue for so long. She spoke as if the animals were of a foreign language.* "Can. You. Sit?" *She announced every syllable to the wolves. She had a feeling she sounded ridiculous.* 

"Sorry, Terrel. Kinda like moving branches, speaking in beast tongue is natural as well. This is surprisingly hard for me."
Elizabeth
*The wolves would stare up at her, keeping where they were as they tried to process what she was saying to them. Terrel would give a light shake of his head, his once childish grin fading to a more lopsided one in his realization that she really didn't know how to switch between the two ways of speaking.*"They only need one word and that's the command."*He'd say, kneeling down to be able to pat at the wolves while he waited for Manon to give it another try.*"Don't ask them. Simply tell them and they'll figure it out."
Barbara
*She nodded her head to Terrel before looking down at the three wolves. Taking a deep breath in before issuing a command to the three.* 

"Sit." *She said firmly before added a softer, kinder.* "Please." 
*She turned her head back to Terrel, looking for some type of approval in his actions. She kneeled down so she could pet each wolf on the top of their heads. First starting with Floof as he was the one she was most comfortable with. Giving his face plenty of love before moving onto Ansel. For him she was a lot softer when it came to petting. Finally she turned to Blur, first she extended her hand so she could sniff. She knew that this one was the most wary of the vampire and she respected that maybe she just wouldn't want to be touched.* 
"Did you bring any treats for them?"
Elizabeth
*Floof would happily lower his rear to the ground, seemingly catching on more easily than the other two. Ansel and Blur would continue watching her as she came down to their level, Ansel closing his eyes against the patting while Blur would simply lower her head as the Vampire drew her hand near and gave a light sniff at it. Terrel would nod at her question of him bringing any treats, reaching to his cloak to give her the pouch of Jerky.*"Only give it to Floof for listening."*He'd say.*"The same goes for the attention giving too."
Barbara
"Whaaaaat? But they get so sad if only one of them gets attention though." *She puffed her cheeks out before standing tall once more, her gaze downcast onto the pups. Without a word she turned around and began walking away. She figured speaking in common tongue would be simpler if she wasn't looking at the wolves when she spoke. As she took around 20 steps away she yelled*

"Come!" *She was surprised on how authoritative she sounded when issuing the command in common tongue. She listened for the sound of paws surging forward but her magic would tell her the info she needed before her ears did. Hopefully they kept their promises to Terrel.*
Elizabeth
"Can't teach them anything if you reward them for doing nothing."*He'd say before watching her walk off. His wolves would stare after her as well, more so out of curiosity only for their ears to raise up as she yelled the command to them.

Floof would eagerly bound forward, knowing the training well enough on his own to be able to get what she wanted him to do. Blur would follow behind him, deciding it was best to follow the older wolf with his better knowledge. Ansel would merely follow behind, moving at a much slower pace than the two others as he'd eventually join them. The three would stare up at her, tails wagging slowly expectation.*
Barbara
*She turned around and kneeled once more at the three pups who managed to follow her command. Petting each one at a time as she looked up at Terrel. She wasn't sure if this was adequate enough training. Maybe he wanted her to continue but there was something she couldn't shake her mind about. These three knew that Terrel and Manon could speak animal. Granted they probably didn't know Terrel's was temporary, and Manon's was not.* 

"Do you think they're only listening because we're here. Like, specifically us? They know we can understand them now, but whoever you leave them with won't." 

*Maybe she was giving these three too much credit on their intelligence, she knew how cunning animals can be after years of communicating.*
Elizabeth
*Terrel took a moment to think about it. Maybe they were, though by now he could only hope they knew enough of the commands to be able to listen when someone else gives them. At least someone trustable enough if Kibaru really believed that this person could handle three wolves.*"Not sure."*He'd say, holding a hand out to which would cause Floof to glance over and happily pace back over to the Elf.*

"We'll just have to hope for the best with them."*He'd say, giving the wolf a pat on the head.*"At least I know Floof will keep an eye on them if anything happens. Isn't that right Floof?"*He'd ask him. The Elf would hold his hand out to which the wolf would place his paw on to allow Terrel to shake it. 

The Elf's face lit up at this, soon alternating hands as Floof would shake either one with his paw. A chuckle left him as he'd scratch the wolf behind his ear.*"I'll miss em while we're gone."
Barbara
*Manon walked over to Terrel before placing her hand against the top of his head as she recasted beast speak onto him. It was unfortunate that she couldn't give it to him forever, she only saw him smile when he was around these three anyways. At least for as long as they tolerated her company, she could reapply the spell for him.* 

"I hope they'll keep their end. I enjoy seeing them happy. I guess I enjoy seeing you happy as well, though that's far more uncommon." 

*It probably sounded as if she was teasing him but that wasn't the case this time. For now it seemed best to just enjoy this time with her companion or friend. She still wasn't sure on which they were, it depended on the day.*
Elizabeth
*He snorted at her comment, figuring himself able to show happiness more often without the mask covering most emotion. Though with the Vampiress around, he supposed he did tend to act more serious especially with her shifting moods and the tasks he had to typically get done even when she was around.*

"If I was happy everywhere I went, you should be concerned."*The Elf would joke back soon looking up at her as she'd reapply the spell again. It was always temporary for him and yet, in the few minutes he had, it felt like the first time he could truly get to meet his own pets.*"I think we've come to an understanding."*He'd say in a reassurance as he'd stand up in time for the other two pups to make their way over.*"That's enough training for today."
Barbara
"Maybe at the start, It's nice to see you smile sometimes. I didn't think it was possible giving... Me, I suppose." *She didn't linger around to see what sort of expression he would make. Instead she began walking towards where she thought the camp was. In her defense she had no idea which way they originally left, all she knew was they were on 'this side' of the creek.* 

"Sorrel." *She blurted out suddenly. She found their footprints from earlier and she wanted along the start of the tree line.* "For your forth pup, I think Sorrel is a lovely name." *She clarified to Terrel, She had a close friend named Sorrel. They were friends since before Manon found her faith magic. The only one who was there from the start.* "I think it could work for both genders."
Elizabeth
*Part of him found the statement confusing. It was never so much the person he smiled to over the situation. He could smile to a person he hated in the heat of trying to kill them, though it wouldn't be necessarily a good thing. With Manon suddenly turning and heading off, Terrel would follow after her as they began heading back to the camp. His pups would bound after him, soon coming to walk at his side once they were finally able to catch up.

He'd shift his gaze down to her as she suddenly blurted out the name, a look of confusion passing over him.*"Sorrel?"*Only once she explained it being the new wolf's name would he think back to when he said she could choose the name of the new wolf pup. He supposed he could admire that she had been thinking about it since then and, in doing so, the Elf would let out a quiet chuckle.*"Sorrel it is then."
Barbara
"You might need to lead the way, I don't know where I'm going to be honest." *She began to follow the footsteps, it was the least she could do at the moment. Maybe it would lead her back to camp or they could possibly just get lost. She figured Terrel would stop her if she went off course though. It probably would've been more detrimental to him than to the vampiress, after all she lived in woods anyways.* 

"If I ever learn how to bless an object with magic, would you like one that allows you to speak to animals? Or should I keep the crazy talk to myself?"
Elizabeth
*Terrel would move forward a bit to catch up with her, coming to walk at the Vampiress' pace as he'd continue on the path they were already on.*"Not too far from here."*He'd say, angling his head to the path while continuing on the trail.*

*He'd listen to her asking him if he'd want an object blessed with the ability to speak to animals. She could bless objects? The Elf did suppose some magic had its perks, this one seemingly allowing permanent ability to speak with the animals.*"I wouldn't mind it."*He'd say in a more thoughtful tone as if considering always being able to talk to animals. The Elf wondered if removing the object would turn it off just as easily. It would have at least been a better help for Manon seeing as she wasn't completely sure how to properly speak to animals without magic.*
Barbara
"I'll do my best to find out if such a thing is possible. I'm not entirely sure if I can though." *Manon continued to move forward until they finally reached their camp. First she walked over to her things and began to pack them up neatly into a bag. It was very unlikely that they would rest here again. A part of her wondered what meal Okami would make for them today, hopefully he wouldn't try and trick them into eating meat or anything. Maybe she should hide the meat just in case.* 

"I had fun, except for.. Being snatched from my sleep." *She said while she dug up her umbrella, dusting the dirt from the handle before holding it against her shoulder.*
Elizabeth
*Terrel would come to the edge of the camp, leaning against one of the trees around the area as he watched Manon.*"If you don't want to get snatched from your sleep, don't sleep so heavily. Your magic attacks would have only done so much if a group came and just carried you off without you knowing. Could have ended waking up somewhere completely random."

*With that he'd turn his head away a bit, seemingly going back to his earlier watch of the horizon while the others had been sleeping. His wolves would gradually walk back into the camp, sniffing around as if expecting a new scent to fill the air.*
Barbara
"Or just find another way to not scare me." *She walked over to the elf before sitting beside him. She didn't really know what else to do, she lost her basket along the road so picking plants didn't seem all too worth her while anymore. Maybe a few for a snack but nothing worth selling until she obtained a new one once they reach the city.* 

"Suppose we wait for our reckless Okami to wake up from his sleep, don't we?"
Elizabeth
"No promises."*Terrel would respond as she came to sit next to him, soon lowering himself down the ground. His cloak would wrap around his arms rather neatly as he'd gaze out into the horizon. Being asked if they should wait for Okami to get up, he'd say:*I'll give him until noon. After that, might just have to strap him to the horse and drag him along with us."*The Elf would look over at Manon, a smirk appearing at the thought before he'd tilt his head back towards the center of camp.*"We should probably start making breakfast before the camp starts smelling like meat."*He'd say.*