“Umm… sir… Are you positive you want to walk that distance on foot?” My butler asked with a mixture of fear and confusion in his voice. I turned to him with a face clear of distress, and stated, “Yeah, it’s nothing.” I strapped a one-strap backpack around my torso and picked up a duffle-bag full of my belongings. I fully zipped up my black polyester hoodie, brushed off my gray jeans, looked down at my black Michael Jordan Space Jams, and headed out the hotel room.
“Sir, you should take an umbrella with you,” my butler advised from the room. “What have I told you about trusting the news?” I said as I descended the stairs. “Trust me… it isn’t going to rain.” I continued.
I had made sure to leave 3 hours before I would have if I had taken a car. My butler had made an educated guestimate on how long it would take to arrive by car, which was a little under an hour, so I used this to find out the time I would get there by walking. If I kept a constant speed of 6.5 kilometers an hour; which is a brisk walk, I would travel the 26 miles in approximately 4 hours.
While walking, I noticed cars strolling by that were most-likely guests. They must have come from all over. I was a bit embarrassed, for I knew they would recognize me as an oddball. As I continued down the road lined by forests, I began to hear thunder. Not only was I feeling idiotic for not bringing an umbrella, I was completely terrified by the woods. The trees moved in the roaring wind as a sky as gray as smoke bellowed in agony. I became extremely apprehensive en route to the manor. If anything grabbed me, I would be sure to make it remember me!
Seeing the manor in the distance raised my courage significantly. “If any monster wants to come out now, I’m beatin’ its ass!” I shrieked proudly. I began to skip to Tarnolin Manor, both soaked and covered in mud. Once I arrived at the front door, I knocked until it opened. Once I was inside, I began to vigorously stomp my feet getting mud everywhere.
“Hey! Can one of you servants show me my room please?” I uttered nonchalantly.
Within a split-second after my statement, I saw my good friend George and immediately embraced him.