The Children stopped suddenly to avoid hitting the snobby girl ahead of them.
" What are some very pathetic orphans like you doing around here. You should be back at you mansion, doing fun things, and enjoying your parents. Oh wait, that's right. It's all gone. My bad.." She let out a laugh that reminded them of something, someone rather, they'd heard a long time ago. "Too bad for you. My parents are alive and well. In fact, they are a Count and Countess. That means I am better than you. Tiggle-sniggle tort-snort. I am Contessa Vanessa. The beautiful, wonderful, elegant daughter of the greatest actress and actor ever; Count Olaf and Countess Esme Gigi Genevieve Squalor-Olaf.. I think... She was the city's six most important finial advisor."
"Ah. Oh no. I am in fear of my life. A snobby girl with terrible parents, and a tiara. I might be badly injured if her magical wand stabs me." Emilie sighed sarcastically, "Ruuun!"
The others laughed very loudly in a way that might sometimes be offensive, especially if what you are laughing at was sarcastic.
"Vanessa, move, will you? We are in the middle of going somewhere, and you are in our way." Chris said. "It's very important we leave as soon as possible."
"So sorry, I can't. I have a message for you from my father. Here you go!" She handed Emilie a packet and said, "Buh-bye!" (Tiggle-sniggle tort-snort could be heard as she ran away.)
Emilie carefully opened the packet. Out fell a letter and a pencil. Reading the letter to herself, Emilie decided nobody else would ever read the woe contained in that letter. She took out a lighter and set it ablaze. "Let's go." She said, passing out handfuls of money from her coat pocket. "We have to get supplies. We have somewhere to be. Let's ride!" she said, signaling the horses to move on.
Chris hopped down from his horse and helped Emilie off of hers. Darren, Isabella, Joey, and Lilac dismounted too, and the tied the horses up outside of a small store they'd ridden to. It had been a long ride too.
"Last Chance General Store... last chance for what?" Darren asked.
They went inside. Emilie took out a list of items that was written on an old napkin that had gotten very dirty.
"Where'd you get that?" Lilac asked.
"Mom's library. It was in a book. We need all of the things on here...times 6. So, here." she ripped the paper into six pieces. "Find the items, and get six of them."
"Notebook to be used as a commonplace book. Assorted colors. And pens." Lilac read.
"Tool kit. Ask LCGS clerk about the " Camping supplies", he'll know what you mean." Darren read.
"Tell the clerk you are here to pick up your camping supplies. He won't know what you mean, ask if they're in aisle 6, he'll know what you mean."Isabella read, confused.
"Food: food supplies for one person are in aisle 4. They will last one person one month. (Buy alot)."Joey read.
"Clothes, picked to your liking. Toothbrushes and toothpaste." Chris read.
"Anything you might need. If any person is old enough to drive, ask the clerk about the "Special Sale". He'll know what to do." Emilie read the last piece. "Wow. Whoever wrote that was very vague."