"I'll find you in approximately two hours" with that final warning I left Aoif and Darwin, my feet carrying me further into the marketplace as I searched for lodgings for us. All around me were these doll like people hawking their wares, nowhere in sight could I find any taverns nor any places to rest. Instead of just wandering aimlessly through the marketplace, I approached one of the people at the stalls.
I picked up one of his wares and inspected it, making sure to look interested. "How much" I asked, pointing towards one of the trinkets that he was selling.
"Not much, just 2 coppers" He replied his hand holding two fingers up.
I nodded, placing two coppers on the stall before asking another question, "You wouldn't happen to know a good place to stay… Money isn't an issue" I ask, the last part added on as an afterthought.
"Well… If money ain't an issue then the best place would be the Golden Hall. Though I'll warn you, the people there are a bit pretentious."
"That is fine, where would I find it?"
"Just go here… and here… then you'll find it, can't miss it, the bastards made it up of gold and this weird metal. Not something most common folk know about. Most think that its just made of gold but it would melt and break too easily. Trust me i've tried" The stallowner laughed at that last statement, a boisterous one at that too.
"Thank you, I'll take my leave then"
With that final statement I left, following the directions of the stallkeep that I had just talked to. I already had a mental map built of the place but now that I had more information I could actually start adding some detail and not just note down what I had already seen.
With the mental map drawn, I started to follow the path. Within twenty minutes I was there, I could have gotten there sooner but I had to walk at a pace these humanoids considered normal. If I just suddenly started sprinting at faster than sound speeds then I would have caused all sorts of trouble. Trouble that Darwin wanted to stay out of while we were in this city.
Either way it wasn't much trouble for me to just walk, in fact it was nice. To enjoy the atmosphere of all the people that walked around and take in the sound and sights.
Eventually though I did make it to the Golden Hall and the shopkeep wasn't kidding, it was pretentious. The whole place was coated in a golden alloy that I couldn't quite make out at a glance but the worst part of it were the aristocrats that seemed to inhabit it. They were all kinds of noisy, quiet yelling and shouting could be heard. Of course to them it was probably in whispers but to my enhanced senses I could hear all the insults to the common people they were spouting.
It was annoying. Though I ignored it as all I needed to do was get lodging for us.
ding
The door opened with a ding, the aristocrats taking one glance at me before disdainfully looking away. The staff on the other hand all had fake smiles, their hands gesturing me towards the receptionist.
"Hello, welcome to the Golden Hall" She greeted, "Are you here for a room or to reserve one for future visits."
"Room, three people" I responded promptly, the smile of the receptionist straining at my words.
"Would you like two rooms each with two beds or three suites?"
"Two suites will be fine"
"Ah, then that will be 50 gold per night per room, may I ask how many nights you plan on staying, we offer discounts based on the amount of nights one will stay"
"A week, any longer and I will pay for more."
"Your total comes out to 700 gold or 70 platinum"
With a swipe of my hand I reach to my bag and pull out the 70 platinum that she needed. Of course I didn't actually have that much however I had seen the register and the assorted coins lying in it which allowed me to generate the platinum coins without any issues.
"Here" I handed her the coins that I had fished from my bag to which she gave me the keys.
"Rooms 207 and 209 are yours for the rest of your stay, have a nice day" She finished.
"Ok" I said taking the keys in my hands as I walked over to the stairs.
…
click
The door opened and I found myself in a luxurious room. The curtains were of silk and the bed was also covered in silk blankets. It had a cover that looked to be made of carved wood with small tubes littering the sides. I analyzed them and they looked all decorative.
I took another look around the place and it smelled of aristocracy all pretentious but it was better than sleeping on the floor again like we had previously.
I walked into the next room, a small kitchenette with a small fridge and everything.
The next room was a bathroom with a large shower and toilet. It was surprisingly advanced for the technology of the people here.
I looked around and saw a small crystal that was providing power to all the appliances.
"Good" I mumbled to myself while heading toward the door to find Aoif and Darwin.
…
"Ready" I heard behind me, the quiet park that Aoif and I had found being disturbed by the voice of Delta. How she found us despite the amount of distance we had placed between where we departed and where we were now I didn't know.
"Yeah" I said, standing up from where I was sitting with Aoif. I held down a hand to help Aoif up to which she took and pulled herself up.
"Follow" Delta said before she started to move towards wherever our lodgings were.
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