Chapter 80: Closer Than Expected
Elin was helping with the patrons who had stayed the night with what was being served for breakfast, when she noticed someone enter the inn and give something to Jonas before leaving. Jonas looked surprised at it, but Elin was too busy with the patrons to actually go over and see what it was about. She was intrigued by it, since it wasn't something that had happened before.
Yet, by the time she'd finished with her morning tasks, Jonas had already left. Kim was still sitting at the table with Heather and Sonya, so Elin went over and sat down. Even if Jonas had left, the others would likely at least know something.
"What did Jonas get?" Elin asked as she sat down.
"What do you mean?" Kim asked, sounding bored, and maybe a little tired from their activities that went on into the night.
"Well, when I was doing my job here, I noticed a guy came in and gave something to Jonas and left. Then before I finished my job here, Jonas was gone. So, I can't ask him what he got," Elin explained.
"To me it looked like just a note," Sonya commented, her disinterest clear in her voice. Elin looked at her and could see even her eyes looked rather tired. "Though, I didn't see what it said. He barely glanced at it before folding it up. A little after he left without saying anything."
"So you don't know where he went?" Elin asked, feeling a little depressed.
Maybe it was because they'd been there so long and this was something unexpected, but she couldn't help but feel like things were suddenly starting to move again. She felt the itch to get up and start searching for Jonas, just to see what the note was about. However, she kept herself still because she didn't know where to start looking for him.
"I have an idea where he went," Kim remarked.
"You do?" Elin asked, her hopes starting to rise. "Where is it?"
Elin waited for Kim to respond, but after a couple minutes of silence, it was clear that Kim wasn't planning on saying anything further. So, she angrily got up and as she was walking past Heather, grabbed her arm, pulling her out of her chair as she moved to leave the inn. If Kim wasn't going to tell them, then she'd first just have to finish her task with the preparations before going to search for Jonas herself. She was confident she'd have enough time.