Daphne struggled to keep up as Lily sped up almost frantically. As her red haired friend halted abruptly, Daphne stumbled to an awkward stop in an attempt not to bump into the other girl.

Once she regrouped, she too raised her eyes in awe at the expansive estate before them. In the remaining gloam, she could see very well tended landscaping and the partially enclosed porch was well lit. It seemed that every window had an inviting, almost soothing glow.

"Wow," breathed the dark haired young woman, "It's amazing. You weren't kidding about it being an estate,".

She lowered her eyes and starting looking around for signs of human life, but it was dim enough that she couldn't see much past her companion.

"Now what? Do we just go knock?" she said no longer caring if she sounded more than a little apprehensive.