With them being someone different than themselves, it was safe to assume they had stepped into an illusion which Ernest had casted. She didn't know what kind of illusion that Ernest had done and what he was planning to do by doing so but being careful was the best option.
"I apologize," the boy said then while rubbing his nose, "My brother has to work to pay the debt he owes to you. It would take time."
Debt? Elise questioned. "Are we perhaps a loan shark?" She asked Ian in a whisper. Was this a game Ernest started yet again?
"Seems so," responded Ian and he continued looking around to see how despite the inside of the house looking beautiful and well furnished, in fact at a closer look it can be seen the cracks the furnitures tried to hide and how dirty it was even though the floor appeared clean. The furnitures was also outdated. The house may seem beautiful but it was hiding itself from the impending ruin as the household was lacking money.
