Cryptic Whisper.

When Rhodes and Caroline arrived, the castle was darkened. The arrival of the vampire makes the people in the castle nervous, and they are always on the lookout for outsiders.

It seemed that even the castle sky had never been covered in sunlight, and the crows wandered under the gray sky, and the cold shouts of the streets were intermittent......

"Raven Lodge. Sounds good, and that's it. ”

Walking through the dirty castle gates, Rhodes paused on the side of the street, his eyes resting on a three-story inn at the foot of the gate.

Bogur couldn't understand why Rhodes had decided to choose this hotel so quickly. He couldn't smell the slightest hint of good wine.

"Why don't you look at it again?"

The dwarf asked.

"There's no need to look at it, generally speaking, the best hotels in a castle are near the city gates. Rod turned his head and said, "Do you know why?"

Bogur shook his head.

"The reason is very simple, and it is easy for travelers and wanderers to find it in the first place. You are a traveler, then, when you come to a strange castle, the first time you must be looking for a place to stay, you can't take your luggage all over the town to find a tavern, in order to let travelers like us find a good hostel for the first time, many tavern owners are vying to open a shop by the city gate, and only the most powerful boss can settle down at the foot of the city gate, so, over time, the best hotels in a castle are on the side of the city gate. ”

Rod shrugged his shoulders and explained, while Tallinnam on the side smiled and followed Rhodes into the hotel, he had lived in human society for many years, and was a hunter before becoming Rhodes' squire, so he still had these basic common sense. And Bogur, both during his time as a Ranger and after becoming a butcher, basically spent his time in the wild, because the most powerful enemies were in the wild, and no monster would blatantly appear in densely populated towns, and if it did, it would soon become a wanted target for the government.

"Remember who we are. ”

Walking ahead, Rhodes whispered to his companion behind him.

They found a remote corner and sat down. Because it was evening, the tavern was very crowded, and there was a lot of noise everywhere, and the stench almost made Caroline vomit on the spot, it was the smell of alcohol on the drunkard's body, the smell of sweat on the homeless man's rotten clothes, and the smell secreted from the bodies of all kinds of people. Coupled with the fact that the tavern was very crowded, almost next to each other, Caroline was even more unbearable.

As a noble girl, although she has lived in hotels, they are all high-end single rooms arranged by her father in advance, and she often lives directly in the castle, and she has basically never experienced such a scene. This time, it was Rod who took her to experience the life of a low-level working people.

"Gentlemen, what are you going to do?"

Not long after the group sat down, the bartender in the tavern came up. It's polite to open your mouth, but it looks too young and hasn't developed yet, so you should only be about eleven or twelve years old. This can't help but remind Rod of his daughter, Dennis. Two years ago, Dennis was taken from the castle, when she was eight years old, and now, she should be ten years old. And in two years, I never saw her again. Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

"There are five of us, one bacon, one ham, one beer, and one bowl of broth per person, and it needs to be hot enough. And the fish, tell me, little girl, what fish do you have here?"

Bogur asked excitedly.

But Caroline interrupted, "I don't want bacon and ham, I don't have an appetite." She said with a pout. Nine-zero look

"Okay, okay, then you don't, we want to. Bogur turned his head in displeasure, and when he faced the little maid, he smiled peacefully from the dwarf. "You haven't told me what fish are in this tavern?"

"Crucian carp, eel, carp, sir. ”

The little girl replied in a green voice.

"Eel, eel, I like this thing. ”

Bogur returned loudly. Although he didn't mean to, in a group of people, he always felt that he was always loud, but fortunately, the bar was very noisy and no one noticed it.

"You haven't asked for the price yet. ”

Yeskovic interjects that Shaman Ersun has had enough of the price of food, and that before joining Rhodes's command, he wandered around and was penniless for many years, and when he entered the Human Tavern, he often fled in embarrassment because he couldn't afford the price of food. As a result, Bogur, who was big-hearted, always looked at him with contempt. It's like a child from a poor family hating a rich second generation.

"12 copper pence for crucian carp, 10 copper pence for carp, 2 silver shillings for eel, sir. ”

The little girl replied skillfully. It can be seen that she is already a long-term worker here, and although the law of Kislev prohibits the use of child labor, the recruitment of child labor is widespread in the kingdom.

After all, people do anything to survive. It's not uncommon to sell your children to tavern owners or something. As for the kingdom police, some things are in charge, and some things are not so active, such as chasing scammers and smuggling, because there is often oil and water, and for the use of child labor, whoever is full has nothing to do with this kind of thing, and it is no good to manage it, and the parents of these child laborers are mostly the lowest civilians, and sometimes they expect their children to earn a few more dollars for themselves, and this kind of thing is often not pleasing to both sides, because on the other side is the middle class of the city, tavern owners, workshop owners, etc. Although these people are not big bourgeoisie, they are still not easy to mess with compared to civilians who have nothing. Therefore, the use of child labor is a blind eye everywhere.

"It's ok, it's not expensive, the price is kind, two eel fillets. No, three copies. After such a long journey, I have to eat a good meal, and I have been constipated for several days after eating all those dry foods every day. ”

Bogur grumbled as he ordered his own dinner. Ignoring the gazes of those around him.

"Vegetarian, what's here?"

Rhodes interjected, noticing Caroline's uncomfortable face beside him, it was clear that such an environment had made her unappetizing, and he had to take care of everyone's emotions and tastes.

"Pickled cabbage. ”

The little girl replied without thinking.

"No, don't, is there anything else?"

"Onions, garlic, green beans, radish, ......"

The little girl said the names of the dishes in a row. Of course, these things are not a menu at all in Rhodes's eyes, at most they are just the names of vegetables, and the things that are provided for civilian consumption will not be too particular, Rod knows, what is he reading now, and what he will serve later, yes, they can't cook it, the so-called vegetarian food is to slice it with a knife and eat it directly, at most throw it into the water and wash it again, but what is the water in those sinks, you know......

"Let's take turnips. ”

Rod returned as gently as he could.