Do we arrive at the inn without incident?

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So was I on the right track when I made a vague attempt at decoding it? And is the first symbol an 'I' and the third word a 'the'? More importantly, when/if I do solve it, do I have to justify how my character figured out what it is? Also, there appears to be a period at the end. Is this code more complex than It seems?