Chapter 3

She returned it with the tactical precision of a trained strategist, if one existed for happiness.

“Thank you!” Her joyous announcement brought my heart to a flutter as I did my best to ignore it. I’d have to try really hard to forget them. With that the two of them were off to their rooms.

I sighed as I slammed my head against the counter. She was going to be the most interesting thing to happen this entire month. Fun story too, though in three months they wouldn’t believe me. Some noble with silver eyes came over. Stayed at our place and made me blush by staring at me. They were just so pretty!

It was a bittersweet reminder that while being an innkeeper was exciting at times, most of it was dull and boring. My family owned the local inn; a mainstay of our little village. We had a restaurant downstairs for the fall season and rooms for the summer. Nobody went nor stayed in winter. Even we locked the place up and left.