I think you're right. They must not have had any time to pack for a journey. [Otherwise they surely would have made some effort to pack clothing, valuables, anything else important that they could fit into a bag.] But yes, someone must have written something down...
[She manages to rattle open a drawer as they're speaking, mostly by accident--there's a snap and the deteriorated lock fails. After a moment of hesitation, she reaches in and pulls out a few random items--including a thin, journal-type book.]
Ah--look! Maybe there's a clue--[She makes to open it, but she can feel the ancient cardboard start to snap as she lifts the cover.]--but it's very brittle. We'll need to take care.
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I think you're right. They must not have had any time to pack for a journey. [Otherwise they surely would have made some effort to pack clothing, valuables, anything else important that they could fit into a bag.] But yes, someone must have written something down...
[She manages to rattle open a drawer as they're speaking, mostly by accident--there's a snap and the deteriorated lock fails. After a moment of hesitation, she reaches in and pulls out a few random items--including a thin, journal-type book.]
Ah--look! Maybe there's a clue--[She makes to open it, but she can feel the ancient cardboard start to snap as she lifts the cover.]--but it's very brittle. We'll need to take care.