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| Kuros: A few stalls are empty | | Kuros: A few stalls are empty |
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− | Lei_Zu looks around for someone tending to the horses
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− | Kuros: You find a stall with fresh hay and feed, but no horse.
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− | Kuros: And there is no one tending the horses.
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− | Lei_Zu: Walking slowly but confidently as if his presence is nothing out of the ordinary Lei Zu approaches the door from the stables to the post building and enters.
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− | Kuros: The door opens into a small room. Across one wall are square cubbies with rolls of paper sticking out of various ones. In the back of the room, there is a wooden table covered with even more papers. Behind that is a large, portly man looking over a piece of paper.
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− | Kuros: He's dressed in a uniform, and apparently knows how to read and write.
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− | Kuros: And he is older, late fifties.
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− | Kuros: He looks up as the door opens, and a flicker of annoyance crosses his face.
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− | Lei_Zu: As he gets up Lei Zu clears his throat, calling attention to himself.
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− | Kuros: The man whirls to face you. "Wh-- What-- Who are you?"
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− | Lei_Zu makes a confused face. "Who, me? I'm Bley. Sorry to have startled you."
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− | Lei_Zu: "Who are you?" The question immediately follows his previous statement as to keep the man off balance.
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− | Kuros: He goes back to his desk, settling himself into his chair. "I'm the postmaster, boy. What business do you have here?"
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− | Lei_Zu: "Oh, good. Did you already send the rider to Lanterntown?"
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− | Kuros: He narrows his eyes. "Official communications are not your business. Now be off with you, unless you have some business!"
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− | Lei_Zu: "Oh. I just thought, I could send a message with the same rider and it might be cheaper that way. But if he's already left ..."
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− | Kuros: "I can get your message there by tommorow night, if you need it."
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− | Kuros: "Won't be cheap, though."
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− | Kuros: He squints at you.
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− | Lei_Zu: After waiting a moment to see the mans reaction Lei Zu bows slightly. "Sorry to have wasted your time then. No way I can afford that." His voice is a little sad.
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− | Kuros: He grunts, and goes back to reading his papers.
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− | Lei_Zu leaves the building, leaves the village, goes to rendesvouz with his agata
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− | Lei_Zu: He then commands it to fly along the road leading to Lanterntown, looking to catch up with the rider. Going by air he should be able to catch up with him.
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− | Kuros: The bug takes off, and heads north. Even at night, the road is relatively busy, but you do see a rider galloping north.
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− | Lei_Zu: (does he have a post uniform, too? how many villages are there between this one and Lanterntown? how far away is the next one and could the rider reach the next one?)
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− | Kuros: (You can't tell about his uniform from this far up. 1 village. The next one is about 20 miles away. Yes, he can reach it.)
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− | Lei_Zu turns his clothes night black and makes sure his face is well covered. "The hard way then," he sighs.
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