"We have girls, too," the bartender offered.  "Not that you need one of them, either.  I'm just offering.  Their company is included in the room fee, if you're intending to stay the night."  It seemed likely that the Taproom was a little more than just a ... taproom, at this rate.  The bartender rolled her shoulders.<br/><br/>"I'm glad you're happy with the mead, though," she said.  "We don't get a lot of women in here, and mostly it's men who want their ale, or their stout, or their liquor, you know how it goes.  Nobody wants mead.  Well, except you.  And where<em>are</em>you from?  You're not dressed like ... anyone I've ever seen," she admitted, taking a cursory glance over Verisira, maybe letting her eyes linger a bit too long.<br/><br/>