<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zrfSWIK.jpg?1)<br/><div align="center"><strong>Ezra</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=290166.msg14263961#msg14263961)</div></div><br/>Besides to the part that corresponded to the Hagensen Erza had not been able to see much of the inside of the house so she wasn't quite sure of how many rooms there could be or what could be in each and every one of them. It already amused that Gerdi had a guest room for her and another one for Felice, although the latter was just a supposition, besides of her own but Erza still thought it shouldn't be hard for her to finally find the two women she was looking for without being discovered.<br/><br/>She was being pretty silently and there was no sign of any door opening or footsteps coming closer so her surprise was a big one when she heard a voice addressing her. Freezing in her place for an instant and slowly sharpening her senses she tried to pinpoint where the voice had come from before turning around but she could not find anyone, not at at first at least, but when she did she was shocked to notice it was not even a person. "I-I..." she stuttered at first when answering to the small statuette, "I am... y-yes" But she quickly stepped out of her bewilderment and moved closer to the tiny witch.<br/><br/>Was it a guardian or just some curiosity that had been left behind by mere whim? But whatever it was it had seen her and Erza couldn't just ignore it and move on without diverting suspicion first. "I am not any kind of thief if that's was you suggest and if you are Gerdi's watchdog you will know already that she was not alone but accompanied by a short asian girl with brown hair and glasses. I am doing nothing but looking for my friend, you must have seen her with your mistress, right? Can I can ask then what way have they gone?"<br/><br/>The figurine might be useful to Erza in finding her way without having to check every door there was but she wanted to be sure she could trust in it and that would depend on how would it react to Gerdi being called its mistress or it being called her watchdog.