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Oakey made his way down to the hut with a determined look upon his face. He had to test this new Groundskeeper. See if what Mr.Murdoch said was true in that this person did not steal his job. That Mr.Murdoch had indeed left on his own accord.
It looked like the same old hut, aside from a few plants here and there. Some of them seemed to be swaying, although it wasn't windy today. He would stay as far away from those plants as possible then.
Oakey just stood outside for a few minutes he paced around the building at a distance checking for any signs that this man was job stealer, but nothing. Maybe all the hints were inside.
He walked his way back around to the front and went up the stair.
*knock*knock*knock*
Hmmmm, it sounded like the same door.
Sebastian was in the middle of making himself a cup of tea before taking Millie and Pepper outside for a run when he noticed the dog staring at something in the corner of the room. Putting down the tea pot, he made his way over to where Pepper was standing and peered over the dog's head to see what she was looking at. There sitting in the corner was a horned toad. Hmm, either the old Groundskeeper had left it behind or it had managed to get inside while the place was vacant. Seb, didn't care how or why it was here, he was just worried what Pepper was going to do if it moved. Just has Seb was easing around the dog so that he could pick the toad up, there was a knock on the door.
And then chaos erupted.
The horned toad sprang into the air, the Russian terrier going after it, barking excitedly.
"PEPPER, NO!" Seb yelled running after her and watching in dismay as the dog crashed into the dining table causing the tea pot and cup to go flying and smashing onto the floor, hot liquid spreading out onto the floor which the dog then slipped on causing her legs to flail in every direction. He made a dive for her and missed, sliding on the floor, Seb hit the painting he had been working on early causing the easel to collapse and paint to go flying.
Groaning and covered in paint, he decided to give up the chase and go and answer the door. He flung it open to see a lone figure standing there who he guessed to be around fifteen or sixteen and Seb flashed the lad a quick smile before ushering him inside.
"Glad you're here. I need your help."