Ch.24: Nathan

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My eyes pop open, taking in my surroundings. Crisp, fall-like air, light breezes, cloudy but not dark. Perfect for traveling. I crawl around Rose and straighten out my packs. Yawning, I scribble a mark of the day and where we are on a scroll. Sitting down, I get a fire going and the water boiling. While I'm waiting, I begin to rinse my shirt out when a piece of paper falls out of the fabric and floats to the ground. It's a note in very formal handwriting.

Target: Girl. Golden hair. 2 mechanical limbs. Bender.
Location: Iroh's Meadow, approximately 6.3 km west from Southern Entrance.
Goal: Alive
Meet-up: Leng's Family Tavern, Yen District.
Reward: 100 000 yuans.

This was from the guys we fought yesterday, I think. I have to tell Rose. I take 2 steps towards the tent. No. I can't tell her they know, she'll freak out! What would she do if she finds I betray her... Nothing. I think. She'll never know.

I toss the paper into the fire, fry up some eggs and go to wake up Rose.

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