[ IP ] Lady in Red

**10th of June 1767, Gévaudan, France** 
 
 The Hussar Frédéric walked into the village of Meyrueis to have a drink. Frédéric was enrolled into the Corsica's conflict for the money he needed, but once it finished, he had to come home. Meyrueis was just a stop on his long way home but seeing the village made him regret to have to stop here. There was a haze hiding the sun, it looked like the night fallen hours despite the fact that it was only 4pm. 
 
 Frédéric entered the only pub of the main plaza, a sordid place where only the farmers went to drink. The bartender looked at him with suspicious eyes before asking 
 
 `` What you want?! We do n't want strangers here'' 
 
 `` I'm just here for the night, I'll leave tomorrow.'' Said Frédéric, tired. 
 
 The bartender mumbled something Frédéric did n't hear but since he did n't say no, he considered he was allowed to stay. After paying the bedroom and leaving his stuff inside the room, Frédéric went to the main room to sit by the fireplace. Everybody was looking at him and he could feel the tension in the air but he ignored it until he heard a man talking to him. 
 
 `` You're a soldier, right?'' 
 
 `` Yes, I fought in the Paoli's Army, why?'' 
 
 `` We kinda need someone like you, you know'' 
 
 `` What for?'' 
 
 `` We kinda have a beast problem. Tis not a big thing for a soldier I think, and the mayor will pay good'' 
 
 Frédéric turned his head to see the man talking to him. Compared to the other farmers, the man almost looked like he had fancy clothes. He was probably one of the big man in the town as they called themselves. 
 
 `` I'm listening'' Said Frédéric to hear what he had to say. 
 
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 Frédéric was walking in the fields the clerk described. The haze did n't fade away during the night and he could n't see more than 50m away, but that did n't discourage him to continue. At the top of the hill, he could see the beginning of the forest he had to inspect and in front of that forest, a woman in red was picking some flowers. 
 
 `` Excuse me my lady, but you should n't be here, it is dangerous to go alone by the fields alone.'' 
 
 The gipsy woman looked at him with a dubious look and said `` It depends on who you are'' 
 
 `` There is a beast in the surroundings, attacking everyone to eat them, go to the town fast before I kill it'' 
 
 `` I'm sorry to tell you that but...'' 
 
 She snapped her fingers and 4 gigantic beasts came out of the forest walking toward Frédéric. 
 
 ``... you wo n't kill anyone today''
