At half past one in the afternoon, on the advice of Miss Aphrola, the Grand Witch of "Light", Shard was on the first floor trying to cooperate with the Witch's Secret Arts to cast "Thorns of the Moon". The Witch had a new idea, wanting to use those Moonlight Thorns as the outermost defense of the hotel. Shard's current Spellcasting Ability alone wasn't enough, so she planned to use her own power to assist his spellcasting.
The two of them were discussing which spot to use as the spellcasting node when, through the sound of the pouring rain outside the hotel door, there came a faint barking.
The sound stopped right outside the door. Miss Aphrola looked at her niece in surprise, so Miss Haley Aflora opened the door and quickly discovered the situation outside:
"There's a little dog outside... It looks like someone kicked it, it's about to die."
"A little dog? Since it stopped here, check it and if there's no problem, bring it in and feed it some Magic Potion."
