As Katherine granted permission for the three kids to check the machine with the two, she headed over to the front desk by herself.
"I just want to ask a question. What happened to the normal hotel in Ironpeak?" Katherine asked.
"You mean Larry's hotel? It went bankrupt ten years ago."
"Oh..."
Just as Katherine was about to ask another question, the middle-aged woman said what she was thinking of.
"If you're looking for a place to stay, I recommend Alice's Inn. It's just down the road for about three minutes...
Also, I don't recommend going too far from Ironpeak with your kids. It's not a really safe place right now."
"Why?"
"You heard of the monster outbreak when you went in, right?"
Seeing Katherine nodding, the lady continued.
"There's some rumor that the monster outbreak might involve a dragon. At least, that's what some of my sources had said.
