<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fairytail/images/7/70/Gray_Anime_S5.png/revision/latest?cb=20140205100439)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hiro Maki (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=240466.msg11859022#msg11859022)</span></span></strong><br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Olsgard, looking for a vacant tavern<br/><strong>With:</strong>His Guildmates, Nami and Liete<br/><hr/><br/>After explaining a few of the details he knew of Olsgard, Hiro looked at his companions to see if either of them had any ideas.  Liete seemed to not have any other ideas or suggestions and agreed that finding a tavern would be the best option.  Nami, on the other hand, spoke up,<em><strong>"Nami doesn't understand. Why can we only ask shelter at these 'tavern' houses. Why can't we invoke hospitality in any of the other houses with proper gifts?"</strong></em><br/><br/>Hiro gave Nami a slightly confused glance, as if what she said made no sense to him.  For a few seconds, he kept his gaze on her before understanding seemed to light up on his face,<em> 'Right....the Lizard-girl is from some kind of distant tribe.  I don't think she's ever heard of taverns.'</em>He brought his hand to his temples and rubbed them in an almost frustrated manner.  It was obvious that this was something that she should have prepared for, but didn't think about.  With a sigh, he looked up at the tall Lizard-girl,<strong>"I guess I forgot that you've never really lived in a town before.  There's no such thing as 'invoking hospitality' in most places.  Most homes are rather private and no one lets anyone in unless they invite them.  That's why taverns exist in towns such as this.  However, you have to pay coin to stay a night, more if you wish to stay longer.  If you're lucky, you can stay at a friend's home or your own, but most do not have that opportunity."</strong><br/><br/>Once Nami and Hiro came to some kind of understanding, the three of them entered the town.  It wasn't overly crowded, but there was a number of people walking around.  As they stepped on the streets, Hiro muttered to the girls to keep their coin purses close since there is a pickpocket here.  With their coins closer at hand, the three wandered around the town, visiting a few of the taverns.  The first two they visited were quite crowded and didn't even have one room available.  As the afternoon quickly slipped into dusk, the three found one last tavern, but there was a little issue.  The owner looked up at the three mages when they asked for a room and said,<em><strong>"Well, I have one room left, but it's a single room. It's up to you, guys. Just hurry up, I can't hold it for too long."</strong></em><br/><br/>Needless to say, it was quite the surprise to the three.  After a moment's hesitation, Liete stuttered out,<em><strong>"Ano... I-I don't mind sharing the room. It's not like we have any options, r-right?"</strong></em>Nami said about the same time that it was also a good idea to go out and sleep under the stars.  Hiro shook his head,<strong>"No, we can take the room.  With that problem running around, I don't like the idea of sleeping outside."</strong>Hiro turned back to the owner and said that they'd take the room.  The owner nodded and said that the room would be two silvers, but if they wanted a bath run for them, it would cost an additional silver each.  Breakfast would also be another silver each.  The three of them paid the silvers they wanted, Hiro paying for the room itself.  After that, as they made their way to the room, he told them that this is about the usual rates that taverns run, though the fancier ones cost more.<br/><br/>They had the room to the back, but when they opened it, they found that the room was slightly cramped as it was made to house one person for the night, not three.  The bed was soft and had warm blankets.  There was a small, circular table in the center on top of a medium-sized, grey rug.  In the corner was a medium-sized, soft-looking chair.  Beside the bed was a tall dresser and a small shelf.  Though it was cramped, Hiro shrugged,<strong>"Well, I guess we should have expected this.  It's more cramped, but we can use this for the night.  If we're lucky, we shouldn't have to stay her for more than a night.  The pickpocket can't be that tough to find, right?"</strong>