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Tika Waylan straightened herback with a sigh. flexing her shoulders to ease her crampedmuscles. ( C% m- G. @9 j& p1 D
She tossed the soapy bar rag into the water pail and lanced around the empty room. 0 r, E1 }& j( q# m
9 x( Y8 ?8 t+ Z4 |& u$ }3 A/ ]It was getting harder to keep up the old inn. There was a lotof love rubbed into the warm finish of the wood, 6 M" A4 L. |5 e
but even loveand tallow couldn't hide the cracks and splits in the well-usedtables or prevent a customer from sitting on an occasionalsplinter. 6 D7 A1 X+ S, a1 h t' y
The Inn of the Last Home was not fancy, not like someshe'd heard about in Haven. It was comfortable. , m% O; u5 s: M. B* Z
The living tree in which it was built wrapped its ancient arms around it lovingly, while the walls and fixtures were crafted around theboughs 7 v+ u1 i1 x" M9 }, S
of the tree with such care as to make it impossible to tell where nature's work left off and man's began. The bar seemed to ebb and flow like
~2 i6 @. Q1 Q7 ^. w$ G. ?2 p2 va polished wave around the living wood that supported it. The stained glass in the window panes cast welcoming flashes of vibrant color
( \: k0 \( @/ K! X% S5 tacross the room.Shadows were dwindling as noon approached. The Inn of the Last Home would soon be open for business. ! Y8 B3 s$ o/ n/ F/ ]0 N
Tika looked around and smiled in satisfaction. The tables were clean and polished. All she had left to do was sweep the floor.
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/ ^& w9 ~' ~" O" AShe began to shove aside the heavy wooden benches, as Otik emerged from the kitchen, enveloped in fragrant steam.
8 V9 C5 Y0 u0 d8 S"Should be another brisk day—for both the weather andbusiness," he said, squeezing his stout body behind the bar. Hebegan to set out mugs, 5 k8 B. ]+ ]' w5 e" o' W
whistling cheerfully."I'd like the business cooler and the weather warmer," : s. }) k5 W( y* e6 ~3 r
said Tika, tugging at a bench. "I walked my feet off yesterday and got little thanks and less tips! Such a gloomy crowd! Everybodynervous, / q/ x N8 Z P8 J; Y
jumping at every sound. I dropped a mug last night and—I swear—Retark drew his sword!"
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