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Arcane: *walks with Tails and looks back, seeing Wolfie's ears droop*......Tails, go on without me.

Tails: Huh? But why?

Arcane: I'll be right back.

Tails:...Okay...*walks back to the rift*

Arcane: *heads down the hill as Wolfie and WyndBaine start walking* Hey...

WyndBaine: *!* *turns around quickly and crosses his arms* What do you want? You've already helped my client.

Arcane: I know......but I was wondering if...you and Wolfie would like to stay for some dinner.

WyndBaine: What?!

Wolfie: Of course...*walks over to Arcane*

Arcane: Good. I'm not one to see people look sad after something...

Wolfie:......*ears droop*

Arcane: *puts a hand on his shoulder* It's okay...

Wolfie: *looks up*

Arcane: I know exactly how you feel...come on...*begins to walk back up the hill*

WyndBaine: *closes his eyes and shakes his head* That kid doesn't seem to know that enough is enough...

Wolfie: It's fine, WyndBaine...

WyndBaine: *opens his eyes* Huh?

Wolfie: We've been offered a place to eat and he was kind enough to save me from Klauss...You would have done the same, but...he seems different about his actions. *walks up the hill*

WyndBaine: Wolfie, Wait! *sigh*......Sometimes he can be a handful...always one to leap before looking at some points. *walks up the hill*

Wolfie: *walks toward Arcane* So...where are we going?

Arcane: We're heading to the mountains...

Wolfie:......From here?

Arcane: Nope...watch. *shuts his eyes and his hands glow a luminous blue*......Open up for the world. *his eyes open, causing a rift to open*......

Wolfie: 00!

WyndBaine: Woah...

Arcane: Come on...*walks into the rift and waits for both*

Wolfie:...*walks in the rift*...That felt weird...

Arcane: Don't worry, it's only for a second.

WyndBaine: *walks through the rift and feels a cold wind brush against his fur* Brrrr...you have something that could help?!

Arcane: Hm? *!* Oh, yeah! *reaches into his pockets and hand them a bracelet*

WyndBaine: Is this a joke?!

Arcane: *sigh*...you're not much of a Mobian who wears equipment, are you?

WyndBaine: What did you say?!

Arcane: Like what I said...

WyndBaine:...Say that again...I dare you...

Arcane:...You're not much of a Mobian who wears equipment, are you?

WyndBaine: That's it!! *charges at Arcane, but gets frozen waist down* What the?!

Arcane: Cool your jets, hotshot...just put it on.

WyndBaine:......Fine...*puts the bracelet on his arm and soon feels warmth pass through his entire body*

Arcane: How do you feel?

WyndBaine: Pretty good, actually...*sees the ice melt around his legs*...What's in these bracelets?

Arcane: It's something I made at a forge before I came here. It's supposed to help you adapt between the extremities of cold and hot.

Wolfie: Oh...let me try. *puts on his bracelet and soon feels the warmth* Ooohhhhhhh...that feels nice...

Arcane: See? *begins walking again* I never meant to harm you or Wolfie, WyndBaine.

WyndBaine: Hmm......Fine. But I've got my eye on you, Arcane...

Arcane: *Thinking* I figured as much...what does it take to impress a guy like him?......*!* I've got it.

END OF CHAPTER 25