Chapter 9: Bad dream

Chapter 9: Bad dream

It was a lovely afternoon in Aragonia, though not quite lovely as the weather always dampened it with its gloominess and heavy clouds that always seemed like it would rain. The young Belle sat at the side of the carriage, her legs punched up on the seat as she stared outside the moving vehicle's window while her family traveled to Barbara to attend a cousin's wedding. This was her first travel, and she did not want to miss anything, not the towns and villages they passed by. She was so attentive, looking around at everything that when they reached the border between Aragonia and Barbara, she was the first to see what the rest did not see.

"Mama, look! There is a man outside in the rain," she gasped as she pointed out the window.

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