"Weird, very weird," Edgar the Apprentice Magician said and stood up from his crouching position.
"What is it?" a blonde woman beside him asked attentively.
"A trail. It must be less than a few days old, but I just can't put a finger on what animal made it. They remind me of a deer's, but it looks like this one walked on two legs," he answered, then turned to the woman, "And... What exactly are you doing here? Go home!"
"I am coming along," she stated firmly in denial.
"You can't come with me, Elisa. It's dangerous!" he tried to persuade her.
"I am coming along!" But she had a differing opinion.
"And what are you planning to do once we find what is responsible for this?" Edgar asked in return.
"I will help," she replied.
*Sigh*
Edgar heaved a deep sigh and stopped trying to achieve the impossible. Teo's mother, Elisa, was an extraordinarily obstinate woman, and arguing with her would do him little good.