Chapter 263: Mistakes Were Made Gramney was less clean than the elven cities. The fetid sewer under the streets was noticeable in the air near the street grates, and the alleys were filled with vagrants and debris. Still, the city felt safe enough with cheerful pairs of guards walking the streets.It took us half a day to find acceptable accommodations in a wealthy district. The inn was called Crescent Crossroads. I thought it might be the most luxurious inn in all of Gramney. I rented an entire floor suite with five rooms and a massive common room connecting them. There was also a private bath with running water—which may have been why I selected this particular inn. It was time to consume the apex water essence and unlock the affinity. Having a bath nearby would be welcome.Maveith and I were in one of the rooms with two large beds. Maveith sat on the bed across from me, bouncing and shaking the frame, as he had never seen springs on a bed before. I could only imagine what the people on the floor below us were thinking. “It’s too soft and bouncy. I don’t think I could sleep.” His large mass was sinking into the soft mattress every time he landed. If he lay down, it would probably swallow him.“You can always sleep on the floor, Maveith,” I said, irritated. I had paid a large gold coin for four nights, and that was supposedly a two-gold discount, according to the innkeeper. At least Ginger’s stabling was included in the cost. With a thud, I dropped his pack onto the floor from my dimensional space. He bounced a few more times, considering, before kneeling and starting to unpack his large bedroll.While Maveith set up his sleeping accommodations on the floor, I considered how I would release my passengers. I had four people to extract—a mother and her two children, (...)