Everest had a habit of placing people in rooms closer to the entrance of the house so that was her destination.
Pearl had come up with many theories for his behaviour but had never been able to find the real reason, and was not bothered enough to ask him.
It took a while of knocking and peeking into rooms before she was finally able to locate their new guest's room.
The woman had a faraway look in her eyes when she opened the door with a bruised hand, startling slightly when Pearl cleared her throat.
"Hello," Pearl greeted with a gentle smile, hoping she appeared unthreatening to the shaken woman.
Not too long ago she had been in her place so she understood how disorienting it could be to go from a chaotic, near-death situation to safety.
"What?" The slightly taller woman asked, he
