Episode 28.4 (1/2)
”I'm back. Oh? What have we here, are you our guests?”
”Hello. I'm Arios. And this man here is Lecan. We will be staying here tonight.”
”Oh my. You're so well-mannered. Easy on the eyes too.”
”Nell. Get that foodstuff in the kitchen.”
”Oh what are you huff-puffing about. Dear guests, hang on tight now. I'll cook up a storm for you.”
Afterward, Nark and his wife stayed in the kitchen preparing dinner.
They eventually came back with the meal in tow.
”My word, this is simply superb. This vegetable must have been stir fried before being put in the soup. It's so aromatic. And with nice texture in the mouth. By the way, Nark-san and Nell-san are you two having meal after this?”
”Yea.”
”Would you like to eat together with us?”
Nell replied back while Nark was hesitating what to say.
”My my, that'd be delightful. Can't believe such a nice young man like you would invite us.”
The two brought their meals to the guest table.
”Do you have white wine?”
”Yea. We do.”
”Then, mind if I treat landlord and landlady to some white wine?”
”Oh my, you're just too nice. Then I'll treat you two glassful of wine myself. Or maybe that's not good enough?”
”Oh not at all. It'll be my pleasure.”
Four glasses of white wine got brought right away before they all toasted together.
The young man was knowledgeable in many topics, they all had fun chatting while eating.
The big man too, while taciturn, wasn't completely unsociable, it didn't feel awkward eating with him.
Far from it even, the meal was quite pleasant. Nark and Nell got treated to two glasses of white wine.
In the meantime, more and more guests kept coming in for dinner. Nark and Nell prepared meals for 15 guests besides for themselves and the staying guests, and they ran out early.
The young man went back to his room after meal. 'I'd like to get some rest for today', thus he said as he retired.
Even when all guests who were there for meals went home, the big man stayed to drink fermented Kizolt liquor. The bottle has been almost emptied.
”Nark.”
Called by the big man, Nark turned to him across the counter.
”How long does it take to get to the lowest floor without fighting?”
”What”
”I'm asking how long does it take to get to the lowest floor if you go down the stairs without fighting once.”
What the heck is this guy spouting up, thought Nark.
Then he recalled something.
There are some dungeons outside that allow its challengers to get downstairs without fighting one magic beast.
”Ya see here now, stairways in this dungeon are located in rooms where the giant variants lurk.”
”Rooms?”