When we arrived at the inn that had been prepared for us, we couldn't help being surprised.
Because it was clear by the decorations of this inn that this was an inn that catered to nobles. However, this inn didn't just cater to any nobles, this inn clearly catered to high ranking nobles.
Someone at my level of nobility shouldn't be living in a place like this.
But this was the inn that the messenger had brought us to.
When I asked about this, the messenger said, "The duke has already taken the time to help you book a room here and has set up everything. He has also indicated that he would pay for your stay, so there's no need for your lordship to worry about anything while you're here."
Though this sounded like it was disdain, it was said with perfect respect, so there was nothing to nitpick about this.
No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like the duke was showing him absolute respect.
But why?
As I was trying to figure this out, the messenger suddenly gave a bow and asked, "If there's anything else that you need, please don't hesitate to contact me. His grace has instructed me to take care of all your needs while you're here."
The strange look on my face became even more strange when I heard this.
I just looked at this messenger for a bit before shaking my head and saying, "No, I don't need anything, thank you. If I do need anything, I'll be sure to contact you."
Hearing this, the messenger gave another bow before saying, "Then I'll leave you to your rest, your lordship."
At this, the messenger turned to leave without another word.
However, this wasn't the disdainful way of leaving since he had made sure that I was fine before leaving. He was sincerely letting me get my rest after what should have been a long day of journeying.
But once again, why was he treating me like this?
As well, why was the duke giving me this kind of treatment?
To make it worse, there were plenty of eyes that were on me now.
Since we were in the main hall of an inn for nobles, there were plenty of said nobles that were standing around us that were currently looking in our direction. These nobles were people of power in this city and naturally they recognized the messenger that had been with us.
Seeing the respectful way that the messenger had treated us, it was clear to them that the duke treated us in a special way.
So they all wanted to see if they could create relations with us.
But that would just ruin our plan if we attracted too much attention like this…
So the first thought that I had was…escape!
I had to escape from this place and find a place where I could gather my thoughts.
When I looked over at Shaka, I found that he had the same thought as me with the way that he looked at me.
With a nod from both of us, we left our things to the attendants and escaped the inn.
Since this was an inn that catered to nobles, the security was without a doubt better than anywhere else. We wouldn't need to worry about the attendants stealing from us even if we left our things to them.
Just like this, we quickly escaped from the hotel and started wandering the streets.
But the place that we were currently in was the noble district near the center.
This place was filled with people of status, power, and wealth, so it really was hard for us to relax in a place like this.
Hiring one of the guides waiting for someone to pass, we had them lead us to the middle part of the city where the commoners were.
Thankfully, we also received a good recommendation from this guide which brought us to a nice cafe that we were finally able to relax in.
This cafe was in an alley, so there weren't as many people here which was just what we wanted.
When we finally received our coffees and sandwiches, we let out a sigh of relief at being left alone.
Both Shaka and I were exhausted by everything that had happened.
Clearly neither of us had expected what had happened to happen, so we were both caught off guard by this sudden change. It was hard for our brains to process this unless we had some time to think about it.
After taking some time to just sip our coffees and sit there in peace, we were finally ready to talk about what had happened.
But before we could talk, the door suddenly opened.
There was a young girl that burst into the cafe and when she did, she said, "Boss, I want my usual!"
The owner of the cafe behind the bar revealed a smile and shook his head before saying, "Take your seat and I'll bring it to you in a bit."
The girl gave a nod before saying with a wide smile, "You're the best boss!"
As soon as this girl came into the cafe, the entire mood of the cafe changed.
There weren't many people here in the first place and they had been minding their own business, but the moment that this girl burst into the cafe, they all revealed wide smiles as they looked in her direction.
As she walked through, heading to her seat, there were many people who even called out to her to engage her.
The girl happily chatted with everyone that called out to her and soon the entire cafe was filled with chatter.
They hadn't talked to each other before, but after talking to the girl, the various customers also started talking amongst themselves.
The girl made her way over to her seat, which to our surprise was right beside us.
But as she passed our booth, she suddenly turned to look at us and said, "Huh? I've never seen you guys here before? Are you new?"