The inn owner turned to his men in an instant, they got the signal and moved forward to hit the man before Silver suddenly stepped in blocking their way.
"Get out of our way!!" One of the men screamed but she just smiled and looked straight at the inn owner.
"How much does he owe?" she asked.
On a normal note she wouldn't care about this type of thing but she knew this man was definitely from another country. Nesha was already maligned because it was an habitat to force users, she didn't want their image to also go under.
"Do you want to pay for him?" the owner asked after signaling for his men to step back.
"Yes. You are a business man so you can just look over the nonsense he spouted earlier if I also compensate you, right?" she asked. By this time the crowd had started dissipating, the scene was over anyway.
The man cleared his throat while closely observing Silver. She looked middle class. Why would she pay for someone she barely knows.
After thoroughly observing the man he had just conned, he discovered that his guest was a foreigner last night when he made him drunk on purpose.
So he decided to go ahead with his heist plan knowing that there was no one who would help him. And yet someone showed up, what if he told her all his rubbish and she reported him to the palace guards and they decided to search the inn?
He thought hard for a while before coming up with a 'solution'. He would mention a very high price that she wouldn't be able to pay so she would leave and he would finally 'dispose' the current trouble he was facing away nicely.
"The total amount is two silver coins" he said clearing his throat severally and looking away from her.
Silver opened her pouch and brought out an expensive ornament. She handed it over to the inn owner and when he saw it he widened his eyes in shock. 'Such gods when it came to high price'
"I don't have any coins with me but that should be more than enough if I'm also going to be staying here for a few days" she said. The inn owner quickly composed himself before smiling.
"O-of course, infact I can give you a room for a whole year with this" he said grinning. The foreigner couldn't help but feel confused at the sudden change of events. 'How can this woman be so reckless?'
"Miss, didn't you hear what I just said about being robbed. How can you still ask for a room?" he asked flustered.
Silver suddenly felt the urge to teleport back to her palace but that was something she knew couldn't happen no matter how badly she needed it. 'Can't this man just shut up?'
She kept her smile before facing him.
"Didn't you see people inside the inn?" she asked making him even more confused.
"The fact that you were robbed doesn't mean that it was done by this gentleman. A lot of people patronize him and if he was a thief I can assure you that not even a spider will web in his inn" she added and the inn owner grinned like an idiot. She walked closer to the man and leaned in one him while whispering something.
Meanwhile the inn owner was still celebrating inwardly about this new catch. He could tell that this lass was in disguise, she was definitely from a rich family. This was his next prey, he knew how to carefully select his target so that words wouldn't spread.
"Miss, why don't you just ignore this ungrateful miser and come in. We have a restaurant at the grandfloor, you might want to try out the tasty dishes" he said and Silver nodded before following him inside leaving the man outside baffled.
"It seems like the only thing people in Nesha own is their powers. They lack dignity and common sense" he muttered to himself.
Meanwhile inside the inn Silver used her vision to locate the purple box while waiting for her meal. She wasn't sure why but somehow it seemed that it wasn't there. 'Did he change the package?' she couldn't help but think that which literally blew her cover because of the inn keeper was listening closely.
"So she is with the scholar. Interesting" he said to himself.
"Is the food ready?" he asked one of his servant who was heading out of the kitchen with a large tray containing different type of food. The servant bowed politely before replying
"Yes master," He nodded his head and said you can attend to the other customers. I will take this over" he said. The servant hesitated for a while wondering why his master wanted to serve a guest but he complied and gave him the dish.
Silver decided to stop trying to find the box after failing several attempts. She looked around the inn and true to her words there were a lot of customers inside. She smirked inwardly while thinking of the unfortunate man who was picked as a target among all this people.
The inn keeper arrived at her table and dropped the dish before saying
"This is a combination of all the best dishes we have. I hope you enjoy it"
Silver bowed her head slightly before replying
"Thank you" The man turned and just when he was about to leave he remembered something. He walked back to the table when Silver was about to start eating. She stopped and looked up at him wondering why he was back.
"I forgot to tell you that after your meal that servant will show you your room upstairs" he said pointing to a young girl who was clearing one of the tables. She turned to them and bowed politely before she continued with her work.
"Then, I would leave you to enjoy your meal. If you need anything else you can let us know" he added and Silver nodded at him.