Breakfast Blues

Ariana made it back to the room and saw that Danica was still sound asleep. The light of the morning sun was dyeing the earth and crops in a beautiful shade of marigold. "Duko?" Ariana called out softly and the yellow Chibi puppy floated beside her head. "Do you think we will find her?"

Duko changed into his golden wolf form. He sat down beside her and nuzzled her hand. 'Only if she lets us.' 

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Ariana watched as the plates of food were being arranged on the table. Knox was quiet, it wasn't like dinner where he was enthusiastically presenting the food. Everything was dull and plain. "Hey, is ma mad at dad?" Clover whispered to Aster as she played with her limp pancakes. "I don't know, they were fine before going to bed." Aster replied.