<strong>Duke and Monkey Back Rooms</strong><br/><br/>One of the kind old fishermen near where Mia was raised had a saying he repeated all the time. "Be good to others and good things will happen to you." It looks like Mia being compliant and granting the owner's wishes was about to get rewarded for fulfilling his need, getting a room to stay at for free. Still, why was she led to the back once again? It wasn't the storeroom by the kitchen like last time, but more of a living space with a table, chairs and a couch.<br/>"This way, please." the owner offered her to enter first, following behind and closing the door, silently locking it while the girl was looking elsewhere.<br/><br/>Mia could immediately see the three men around the table, two sitting on chairs and one on half the couch, some playing cards laid out before them, each holding a hand of three cards. Based on their attires, embroidered clothes and rich turbans they must have been wealthy merchants or influential people at least. Each had a different but stylish cut of facial hair, some faint scars and a tanned complexion. Once she entered, they noticed and greeted her as if they've been waiting for some time.<br/>"Pardon for the delay." the owner apologized to them "And more so, thank you for your patience, gentlemen. You have all offered me more than I could ask for renting the open room for the next week. However, she is the girl who has done me good in the recent past and she is also looking to stay in the room. I too wish to do her good and let her have the room, but as a businessman I can't turn down a paying customer. I hope we can all reach a mutually beneficial arrangement?"<br/>Tugging his beard, one of the men looked Mia over curiously, or if there was something more in his gaze the sheltered monk couldn't catch it quite yet.<br/>"Say girl, what have you done for this man so he has us wait and outbid eachother for the only room in town?" he asked.<br/>"Perhaps we can make deal." another offered.<br/><br/>If she negotiated the situation well, Mia could get a free room for the party!