Fight In The Tavern

Lyra's POV

A few days after I escaped from Rava, Nexa, and Varin, I pushed the door to a tavern north of the city. Lira said a tavern was a bounty hunter's market. A place to buy information at low cost.

The rusty hinges squealed loudly, announcing my arrival to the party of drunks seated behind dark oak tables. The dark windows allowed a bit of the fading and gray evening sun, casting different patterns on the chipped wooden floorboards.

A larger man rose to his full height behind a well-polished counter. Deep frown lines were etched onto his large face. He didn't seem to be the smiling type, because even right now, he didn't smile. His face looked as welcoming as a wall.