To the owner's sputtering fury, Alger didn't dismount to pass through the establishment. He just spurred his mare harder and ran right through the middle. Patrons leapt out of the way to avoid being trampled but Alger didn't care. They were elves for the love of chocolate! Naturally agile and fast of reflex, they could get out of the way in time. And besides, he had a race to win and more importantly, he had an upstart assassin to deal with who seriously needed to be taken down a few notches!
"Sorry, oops, sorry about that! Look out! Just passing through!" Alger was laughing hard by the time he finished negotiating the eatery.
He saw the inn directly on the other side of the round pool and water fountain that held the centre of the small, immaculately groomed park. He didn't head straigh
