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　　That evening as the sun kissed the ocean painting the bay in a dazzling gold, Hadrian thought the city appeared abandoned. He didn`t see a single person on the street and as no donkey carts operated on Berling Way, they were all forced to walk the two blocks down to the Blue Parrot. Hadrian didn`t mind. Despite the glare coming off the bay that blinded if looked at directly, a sunset walk in the growing cool of the evening was pleasant. Albert lamented this dismal state of affairs as if the sun itself, once down, would never return. Hadrian had to admit it did sort of feel that way. Matters only got worse when they arrived and found no one waiting out front.Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.