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// La Vieille Auberge 
// Story: Voyage 
// by Comrade Bagel Muffin 
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"So were you able to find anything information that would help you manipulate the aristocrats to get a standing peace?" Red asked as the group continued to down the southern route. The small village long since behind them as the noon day sun shinning down on them. A few clouds blew in from the west.
"No, not really. But I did find some terms and old books in the bibliographies, that I'll cross reference when I get the chance to. Hopefully there will be a lot more in the library." Escutcheon sighed. "Still though it's a good start."
"Escutcheon will figure it out." She smiled. "He's an egghead." She nuzzled him softly. Causing the colt to blush a little.
"Shouldn't you take your dress off?" Atlas asked from behind the two of them. "It's a white dress. You don't want to get it dirty. It might be best to take it off."
"I'll wash it as soon as we get to were we're going. Besides it feels nice with the sun and the breeze." She ran up to a medium rock sticking out of the ground and jumped up on it. The wind caught her mane and dress. She took a deep breath, and let it out with a long happy sigh.
"Can you smell it?" Red asked as the group caught up to her.
"Smell what?" Dusk took another deep breath through her nose.  Escutcheon did the same. "No I don't smell anything? Do you Escutcheon?" Escutcheon shook his head side to side.
"No I don't smell anything." Escutcheon looked around. "Should we be smelling anything or are you just pulling or legs?"
"The clouds are coming in from the west, so there bring in all lot of moisture coming inland from the sea," Red answered he looked up at the sky watching the clouds coming in. "It'll likely start raining soon." Dusk looked up at the sky before quickly taking off her white dress and putting it in her saddle bag.
"We should get to a road side inn, but I'm, not sure if there's any this close to the village." Atlas looked up at the sky.
"There is one it's on a side road to the east."
"Well what are we waiting for let's hurry up and get there." Dusk jumped onto Turkeylegs' back. They quickly started heading south, After half an hour the sky had completely gone black and the soft breeze had picked up into a strong gale, as the first few drops of rain started to fall. "How much further is it?" Dusk asked as the drizzle started to intensify.
"There is the fork fork in the road." Red Wine's horn started glowing as continued down the road providing him a small shield. Atlas was soon shielded by a soft grey shield. Escutcheon's golden magic shielded him, Dusk, and Turkeylegs from the rain. They rushed down the side road. "Hopefully it'll only take us fifteen minutes!" The rain continued to get harder and harder. There was a flash of lighting lighting up the road on the side of it was an old run down looking building. Dusk squeaked and grabbed Escutcheon.
"Were almost there!" Atlas shouted over the peal of thunder. They tripled their speed, and quickly got into the inn. Red opened the door as they ran in.