The innkeeper stared blankly at Ghislain, and the knights and hunters around them blinked in disbelief. Normally, people either paid for a room or left; who ever heard of "taking over" an inn?

Ghislain clicked his tongue, looking irritated.

“What are you waiting for? Pack up and clear out, all of you.”

The innkeeper was dumbfounded. Did this man even understand what he was getting himself into? Maybe he thought numbers were enough to pull this off. Testing Ghislain, he asked, “Do you even know who I am?”

“Why would I care about that?” Ghislain replied, as if he were …