As soon as they realized someone, or something had intruded into their house, it was like a cold shower on the girls. They dropped their bags as quietly as possible, and Victoria stepped forward, spear in hand.
"I'm going to assume this was not done by robbers," Clara muttered, her frightened eyes on the claw marks. "What kind of animal does this..."
"From the size, it could be a dog?" Helen signed. "A very angry and big dog..."
Dahlia would have been surprised if it was something as simple as a dog. What kind of dog was strong enough to carve into the thick wooden door and break it open, regardless of the lock they had definitely put on before leaving? She doubted it was a beast from this world. Nevertheless, she and Victoria walked up to the door, and she had her shadows at the rea
