<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/2vO5W3t.jpg)<br/>(https://i.imgur.com/IDWdc9w.jpg)</div><br/>Ol' Jeb Colter looked taken aback for a moment when Grella and Katra politely declined his request, or at least put it off, "Oh I see. Well to be honest it wouldn' take too much of yer time I'd reckon. Groupa big tough adventuers like y'all would make mighty quick work of ah corn monster. Though I suppose if you've got other business then that's jus' the state of it. I won't keep ya. I've always said the best thing old folk can do for the young is ta step outta the way. Granted I used ta say that back when I was a youngin' myself, always annoyed by adults tellin' me what ta do. Still I find it's held true all these years later. See I hads tha Colter wisdom even back then. Yeah I'll tell ya what everyone used ta say I was mature for my age, an "old soul" they called it. 'Course now that old soul has an old body to match, ain't that just how it goes? yep yep yep ain't no one gonna avoid gettin' old, less you an elf o'course. Really lucky ones them. Well maybe not too lucky I guess given wha happen with the orcs and all that. Really sad stuff ya..." he continued to rattle on even as the group moved on down the hall.<br/><br/>Counting along on her fingers the slime made note of three doors as they made their way down the hallway, all of them spaced a few rooms apart from each other. Rooms 203, 208, and finally 215, "Alright masters, these are the closest two-bed rooms we have available. Hopefully that'll be alright" she explained, stopping at the last door, 215, and ushering them inside. The room was of fine quality, with a pair of duke sized beds (queen sized in real life) that were freshly cleaned and pressed. The room also contained a work desk, a storage chest, it's own bathroom, and the walls were hung with snap candles that provided ample light<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">Snap Candles are a fairly popular luxury item. Enchanted candles that burn with an unending, heatless flame. With a snap of the fingers one can turn the candles on and off from a distance. Very convenient!</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">Snap candles can be quite pricey, depending on the brand and features, so to see the room, and presumably all the other rooms as well, adorned with them is further proof of the inn's financial success. Also the candles can be highly customizable, allowing the owner to change what color they shed or adjust their brightness, etc. A little known feature is that they can even be tuned to emit darklight, a specific spectrum of light that can reveal and highlight various substances when shined upon. Potentially useful for spotting hard-to-see evidence.</div></div><br/><br/>"As you can see the amenities are top of the line, and I assure you the beds are the most comfortable you'll ever sleep on" the slime said with pride, "And for other services we provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner services during the appropriate times of day, along with ala carte snack options in between meal times. Our fully stocked bar contains both imported ales and liquors, and wines, along with mead we make in house from local bee farms. It's something of a specialty, just as good as any sect brew" she beamed, which was quite the claim indeed, as honey from the sect hive cities were world class, and thus made for truly amazing mead, "while we're not a proper casino, the maids are all well versed in various gambling games, and are more than willing to host them for you. We have a small communal bathhouse near the back, where in addition to relaxation we can offer minor spa services. We particularly recommend the slime facial and skin care treatment, very popular with ladies who struggle to maintain their beauty routines while traveling. As for entertainment we usually hire local or traveling bards and acting troupes to perform at night. We're also in the process of ordering SV mirrors to hang up in both the main room and in each of the premium rooms, so you'll have something to look forward to the next time you visit" she added, "All three meal services are free with a room rental, as well as access to the bathhouse. Renting a premium room also entitles you to free snack and spa services, along with a 3 gold drink credit at the bars. Rates for standard rooms are 2 gold per night, 10 for a week, and 30 for a month. Rates for premium rooms are 10 gold per night, 60 for a week, and 200 for a month. However seeing as you are here to provide assistance, we are willing to extend a 50% discount on our premium rooms" she finished, seeming to take Valna's request for service details as literally as possible.<br/><br/>"Speaking of assistance, I suppose we should get to the matter at hand" she said, turning a bit more serious, though she was still all smiles, "It is true that in the past couple months or so we've experienced a few guest disappearances. However I'd like to assure you that these are mere outliers and that staying at the Slimy Stop is still perfectly safe. It is not uncommon for people to go missing at inns on occasion, or to go missing anywhere unfortunately, and given the lack of signs of violence we had actually assumed these people had simply left in the middle of the night for whatever reason, thus why we have tried not to make a big deal of them." she explained, trying to be forthcoming whilst obviously trying to twist things to not scare away potential patronage, "However it seems some of these cases at least were not so harmless, or perhaps whoever is concerned simply doesn't realize what motivations the vanished might have for leaving. I assume you've been hired by the friends or families of one of the missing persons to investigate, correct?" she asked, indirectly revealing that the inn itself had nothing to do with the quest listing. Cass'andra hadn't mentioned who had put up the request, and had probably assumed that the staff were the quest givers.