In most fantasy worlds, the higher you go in an inn, the more expensive the rooms become.

Unlike modern times, where technology allows for towering buildings with reinforced concrete, construction in this world is limited. Each additional floor on a building costs considerably more due to the lack of advanced building techniques. Of course, in a world with magic, wealthy nobles can hire earth mages to build tall estates or grand castles, but in regular commercial districts like this one, buildings max out at three stories.

Ethan and I found ourselves in one such three-story inn, staying on the top …