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[#061] When Is a Road Not a Road? (Scarlet Pimpernel)
Theme Prompt: #061 - Shortcut
Title: When Is a Road Not a Road?
Fandom: The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
Rating/Warnings: G / None
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 277
Summary: ...when it's nothing more than a ditch. Andrew's quite certain this one qualifies.
The cart full of rescued aristos plodded behind them down the little-used road—though Andrew was of the opinion that calling it a 'road' was overgenerous. Of course, after the privations of prison their guests ought not to mind a few bumps on the way to freedom, but this was rapidly becoming more than a few. Perhaps they ought to call a short halt for those inside to stretch their legs; after all, there was no one but them for miles.
Instead, he spurred his horse forward to the front of the cavalcade. "Percy, you do know where we are and where we're going? You've taken this road before?"
"Certainly," Percy said. "Though only on horseback, a detail I may have overlooked. But it's a fine shortcut. It ought to save us nearly an hour—"
And so, of course, that was when the left front wheel of the long-suffering cart finally made its escape, jolted loose by a particularly egregious failing on the part of the 'road' to fulfill the duties of a road.
"I was just thinking that perhaps we ought to call a halt for everyone to stretch their legs," Andrew said, staring at the broken-down cart as its occupants began poking their heads out of it.
"A fine idea," Percy replied, also observing the cart, with a slightly bemused expression on his face.
"Perhaps I ought to escort our guests for a short walk."
Percy shook his head with a chuckle. "The fault was mine, I admit it," he said. "I shouldn't have brought a cart down this road. But that still won't get you out of helping me fix the cart wheel."
Title: When Is a Road Not a Road?
Fandom: The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
Rating/Warnings: G / None
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 277
Summary: ...when it's nothing more than a ditch. Andrew's quite certain this one qualifies.
The cart full of rescued aristos plodded behind them down the little-used road—though Andrew was of the opinion that calling it a 'road' was overgenerous. Of course, after the privations of prison their guests ought not to mind a few bumps on the way to freedom, but this was rapidly becoming more than a few. Perhaps they ought to call a short halt for those inside to stretch their legs; after all, there was no one but them for miles.
Instead, he spurred his horse forward to the front of the cavalcade. "Percy, you do know where we are and where we're going? You've taken this road before?"
"Certainly," Percy said. "Though only on horseback, a detail I may have overlooked. But it's a fine shortcut. It ought to save us nearly an hour—"
And so, of course, that was when the left front wheel of the long-suffering cart finally made its escape, jolted loose by a particularly egregious failing on the part of the 'road' to fulfill the duties of a road.
"I was just thinking that perhaps we ought to call a halt for everyone to stretch their legs," Andrew said, staring at the broken-down cart as its occupants began poking their heads out of it.
"A fine idea," Percy replied, also observing the cart, with a slightly bemused expression on his face.
"Perhaps I ought to escort our guests for a short walk."
Percy shook his head with a chuckle. "The fault was mine, I admit it," he said. "I shouldn't have brought a cart down this road. But that still won't get you out of helping me fix the cart wheel."
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