Genovefa stops at her home long enough to secure the recaptured bird. Dozens of bird cages hang from hooks under the eaves of her home. Within the cages, scores of birds sing, hop, and flutter. From across the stream that cuts through town, the warm smell of baked bread wafts through the air around a wood-and-thatch building. Two folding doors, open to display shelves of baked good, comprise most of the facade. A large stone oven sits near the building. A couple of halfling ladies tend the oven. Another building nearby bears a sign outside that reads “Kerman Sendoa, Scriptorological Services”.
"That's Malina and Lindsay," Genovefa says, waving to the halflings. They wave back, and Karl and Molly can see the halflings are twins.
The walk to the Feisty Unicorn is otherwise brief and uneventful. The shingle hanging outside the building depicts a unicorn rampant against a red background. The structure itself rises two stories with a sharply peaked roof. The ground floor has stone-and-mortar walls whereas the second floor is wood that appears freshly white-washed. Genovefa leads the way into the common room.
"Víðarr!" she says. "Three for dinner!"
A dwarf, squat, burly, and hairy, looks up from a book he was perusing while sitting on a stool near the bar. He grins crookedly and says, "Have a seat! Eguzkiñe! Come see to our guests!"
A human woman bustles through a door in the rear of the room. She pats her hair, puts on a big smile, and saunters over to the trio.
"Take seats. Take seats," she says. "What can I get for you?" She points to a menu carved into the wall nearby.
The menu:
Bread & Cheese...5 copper
Breakfast...2 silver
Dinner...5 silver
Supper...2 silver
Small beer...5 copper
Stout ale...2 silver
Mead...15 silver
Selenic Silver...2 gold
Brandy...1 gold
Brandy by the gill. Others by the pint.
Common room...free with meal
Private room...1 gold per night
Dorm cot...3 silver per night
