"There's a hotel near the eastern gate. Nothing fancy, but the beds are clean."
The lie came easily. Reidar had no intention of telling her about his camp in the forest. The fewer people who knew his actual location, the better.
"A hotel?" Kara raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know there were any hotels still operating."
"It's more of a boarding house. A family runs it out of their home."
Kara accepted the explanation without further questions. The barmaid arrived with her drink, and she took a long sip before speaking again.
"Have you had breakfast yet?"
Reidar nodded. "I ate earlier."
"All right, then." She wanted to offer Reidar some food, but since he had already eaten, the most she could do was lean back in her chair. "I was thinking about staying in Sweetwater for a while. The pay is good, and the work is steady. It surely is better than wandering the roads looking for caravans to escort."
"It seems like a decent town."
