[Gallagher]

Heading back to the stables outside of the inn, Gabriel only cast a fleeting glance to the back of his cart before he moved to the front, his expression softening as he greeted his mare. She snorted at him, stomping one foot against the ground. It earned a soft laugh from him. "Yeah. I know. We haven't had this much company in a while, hm?" He patted her neck gently before guiding her, and the wagon, to the back of the stabled. Once satisfied with where they were nestled, he unhooked her and took her to the safety of one of the stalls. "Been a while since we've lost this much, too." The horse, predictably, offered no reply, though she did flick her ears slightly as he spoke. It was more than enough, earning a brighter smile. "Right. Maybe this is the worst one yet. I must look like a wreck, yeah?" He ran his hands back through his messy hair, making a half-hearted attempt at cleaning himself up. Before long, however, he seemed to realize how futile the effort really was. He chuckled at himself and shook his head, locking the mare up and, offering a goodbye to her, headed back to the cart.

The damage, he found, wasn't as bad as he had thought it would be. Still much, much more than he would have liked, but... he'd prepared himself for worse than this. It was difficult taking stock of what was where with his re-reorganized goods. He'd have to sort it all again, one of these days. And replace his herbs. And the jugs. And, more than likely, most of his clothes. He sighed, moving as much as he could before he splashed what was left of his water over the back of the wagon and went to scrubbing out as much of the mess as he could. With all of this, the last thing he needed was for the wood to rot as well.

A few refilled and redumped pitchers later, Gabriel gave up on his cleaning endeavour. His hands had gotten more cuts and scratches, but he paid it no mind, grabbing up one of his still whole containers and heading back up to their room.



Proper magic works with nature and science. We simply don't understand enough to see the big picture just yet.