Rose was walking to the front doors, book under her arm. She felt like howling with joy, but she refrained. Instead she quickened her steps... and nearly ran into a stranger as soon as she opened the door. She caught herself before she could fall and smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't see you."
That one practically radiated dominance. Pity he isn't were...
He smiled down at the girl, who was a good bit shorter than he. "Nothing happened," he informed her. "Say, is the hotel very full at the moment, or do you think there's any chance they still have rooms left?"
By the number of cars there should be free rooms,he thought, but you could never know. It was, after all, possible that most people were out sightseeing or something. He could have called ahead, iof course, but he had not wanted to make his appearance here seem all that premediated.
"A room will be no problem, sir. We still have several free rooms."
It was Ms. Hodges' shift at the moment - or at least not Rose's shift - but she hadn't seen anyone at the reception desk when she went by just a moment ago. Of course that could be because of her anticipating her little trip to the woods.
"I'm Rose by the way."
She stepped back through the door to let the stranger in. She'd show him to the reception desk and if Ms. Hodges wasn't there she'd check him in herself.
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"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't see you."
That one practically radiated dominance. Pity he isn't were...
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By the number of cars there should be free rooms,he thought, but you could never know. It was, after all, possible that most people were out sightseeing or something. He could have called ahead, iof course, but he had not wanted to make his appearance here seem all that premediated.
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It was Ms. Hodges' shift at the moment - or at least not Rose's shift - but she hadn't seen anyone at the reception desk when she went by just a moment ago. Of course that could be because of her anticipating her little trip to the woods.
"I'm Rose by the way."
She stepped back through the door to let the stranger in. She'd show him to the reception desk and if Ms. Hodges wasn't there she'd check him in herself.
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"I am Atlan von Arcon." At least that was what the well-forged ID and passport of a central European state in his pocket claimed.
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