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Leofric could not remember ever being so tired and frustrated from travelling. Then again he has always had a loyal companion to help burden the weight but now he finds himself walking. If this Anael character was not enough Leofric had to discover that his horse was slaughtered and that the man whom he sold it to had been murdered. He had first suspected Anael but soon gave up on such thoughts. If the man had been sent by his father's enemies then he could have already killed him. Not to mention that Leofric could not help but to get a sublimely queer feeling from the dark stranger.

A chilly breeze and the drizzle against his face manages to ease Leo's scowl despite having not slept very much since his departure from the Imperial City. He had traveled through the Old Forest even during the night in order to make it here to Gooseneck by late afternoon. As he starts to notice the line of soldiers looking his way in a suspicious manner Leo lowers his head and quickens his pace. With all of these soldiers passing through he guesses that the guard duty might be a bit light this day. This could possibly help him in finding this mysterious book.

"Excuse me," Leo says to a passing farmer, "might there be a book store here in Gooseneck?"

"Yeah," the farmer says gruffly, looking Leo over as if he is surprised that a man dressed like him would be interested in a book. "A rickety old place. Not really worth keeping around a place like this but the old geezer that owns it pays his taxes somehow so I s'pose it'll be around a while longer."

Leo just smiles and nods, walking away before the farmer really has a chance to finish. He'd rather his description not get around town and would prefer just to blend in.