Knowledge is magic

"This place isn't the best in town but he'd be willing to talk to you without much whining," she said.

It took a lot of guts and mental prep for me to take a step. I couldn't even begin to wonder what she meant but we entered anyway

With an audible gulp I entered the shop but it wasn't dark inside. There were lights- rather candles.

 I didn't walk into a horror scene did I?

"Welcome, lady Lianne. But who is that beside you?" an eerie voice whispered.

I could barely hear that but I knew this shop wasn't normal. I sharpened my eyes and prepared myself. 

Don't tell me she lured me into a trap!

"He's my guest. He wants to know more about magic, so I brought-" Lianne took off her hood.

"So you brought an outsider into our sanctuary? You are aware that we have rules-"

"Yes," She said.