The Chronicle of Aurelia Aurelius

Chapter 24

             The sun already was on top of our heads. On the trip, I noticed a road sign, where there was a small town nearby. When I realized the name of the town, I remembered it in my book. Immediately I told Adel by the gap of holes between the passenger and the coachman. on the coachman side, to go to the town...First, Adel was refused my order.

"We just rode for 6 hours, and my lady wanted to stop by in this small town...I am sorry but we need to continue the trip.."
"NO!!! Go to that small town quickly...we don't stay at night there, just a small stop by."

"My lady, again...the trip is 5 days...It is better to not waste any time, especially since it is a royal decree for us to go there as quickly as possible."

"I know about that, but just this time...you need to cooperate with me..."

I showed my pitiful face to Adel, to convince her..

"*sigh* huhhh okay then...but just a small stop by.."

"I know...now let's go there.."
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A few minutes later, there was a crossroad, and we turned to the small town...

I said to Adel "Can you find the tavern in this town? And stop in front of it."

"A tavern? What business do you want to go there, my lady?"

"Just do it...you will see after we are inside there."

The carriage went to the town slowly, Adel took a look around to find a tavern symbol. A moment later, she found it, immediately went there..It stopped in front of it..Adel opened the door of the carriage for me, and I went off from the carriage.

"Now, let's go inside the tavern.."

Adel whispered to me "Be careful, there my lady.."

"Well, you are staying beside me, of course, there is nothing I am afraid of."

"It's not about th–"

"Cut the talk, we go inside."

I walked toward the door, I opened the door...Immediately people inside of the tavern looked at us..I kept walking toward the counter of the tavern and Adel was behind me..Step by step, people kept staring at us..

In front of the counter, I took a seat, and it seemed the master of the tavern took a stand in front of me.

"What you want, little lady?" He said.

"Little lady?? It's that for me.."

"Who else?"

"I will take that as a compliment..."

"So what you want?"

"Nothing, I just want to wait here for a few minutes.."
"Any drink? Or else?"

"Ahhh...hmmmmmm..." I turned to Adel behind me, and said "What tavern always has?"
Adel answered "Usually they have for drinks; Wine, and beers, and for foods; Stew, bread, cheese, or anything that tavern has, tavern usually serves as they have as their ingredients."

"Hmmmm, it's better to ask him, then.." I turned to him "So what you got, old man?"

"First of all, I want to ask you something, little girl, it seems you are noble, and you are with your maid, which family are you from?"