Surprised at the carriage coming to a stop somewhere long before they reached the town, Ama clutched her dagger more tightly and tried to see what was going on through the window. She wanted to open the door and see, but worried that if the stop was due to them encountering other people, that would complicate matters.
A relived sigh escaped her lips when Gustavo climbed into the passenger compartment, smiling and saying "Well, with our new expert driver there's no need for me to sit outside, I believe." He raised his eyebrows as he looked at the blade in his students hand, gripped so hard that her knuckles went white.
Ama laughed, the sudden tension falling off her, and relaxed back into her seat. "Sorry Gustavo, I did not plan to stab you. I was just nervous because we suddenly halted in the middle of nowhere."
Gustavo sat down next to her and gave her the most soothing smile he could come up with. "Don't worry, we are already quite far away from the mansion and it is unlikely that word of Nox' escape has travelled ahead. And even if, nobody knows us or that we're linked to it at all. Remember, we went away to a concert, as long as they haven't found your letter yet, there's no suspicion against us. Anyone might have used the commotion of the whole family departing in the same day to steal Nox."
He was right of course, and Ama resolved not to worry as much as she smiled at him. Whether her resolve would make any difference she wasn't sure, though. "What is our story from here on, Gustavo? The concert doesn't exist, so it might be suspicious to mention a concert nearby the town that nobody has heard of."
He nodded and explained to her what he had already told Nox. "We are visiting relatives in Lestington. Your aunt, let's say, it doesn't matter much. Nox is our new driver, it's his first trip this far away from home, so he doesn't know the town, which will explain if I have to give him some directions. Anything unclear?"
The story sounded good, but not very fleshed out. "Well, that sounds good, but we need more details. Like names, for example, I don't think we should give our real ones, that would help people figure out where we went more easily once they start looking for us. Also, in what relation do we stand? It will make it harder to track us down if we don't travel as a student and teacher, no?"
Gustavo nodded slowly, thinking. Ama was right of course to demand more details to the story.
(( I can expand this and catch up to where you were with Nox in the previous post if you like, but I wanted to give you the possibility of jumping into the story building they're doing, so either post a bit from Gustavo's pov or let me know that I should finish it up :) ))
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