The town was named Wall, and was – as Selendrile had warned her – exactly the same as any other town. Same village, different villagers. Alys sighed. They easily found the inn, it was the only building that in the whole town besides the church that seemed as though it had more then one room.
Alys hadn't even realized how cold the season was becoming now a days until she walked through the front doors to the inn and was hit by what seemed like a blanket of warmth and shivered in delight. Autumn was almost through now and the nights would only get colder and the days shorter.
"Are you cold?" Selendrile turned towards her, looking adorably confused, something only he could achieve. "Your arms only do that when you're cold."
"No. The warmth feels good. It gave me gooseflesh." She held out her arm for his observation, but instead of understanding, his brow furrowed as he became more confused.
"If it happens when you're cold and when you're warm, does that mean that's how it always should be?"
Alys didn't really know how to respond, but luckily a woman walking briskly towards them the next moment saved her from answering.
"What can I do for you two?" She was lean, and probably very pretty in her younger years, but now she was stuck with a fading beauty and no laugh lines to show for it.
"A room for me and my cousin, please ma'am." Selendrile put a little extra charm into his voice, and one glance revealed he was also smiling flirtatiously at the older woman, who seemed to enjoy the attention a little too much. She practically simpered and Alys couldn't choose between giggling or gagging, so instead she stood silently by as the innkeeper appraised her.
"Cousins. I don't see the resemblance." The innkeeper sneered, unkindly, before she shrugged and faced Selendrile with a pleasant expression. "Luckily, I have my best room available for you too. I'll have Sara, my daughter, show you the way." And before the woman had a chance to even call out to fetch her daughter, a pretty young girl probably around sixteen with bouncy curls and big blue eyes was standing at her side, staring at Selendrile and blushing. Same thing in every town.
"Follow me this way please." The girl batted her eyelashes at the boy-dragon, before turning and leading to the biggest room. Sara followed them in to "make sure it was okay," which was really just an excuse to flirt with her 'cousin,' before heading out with an "I'll be happy to help with anything else."
As soon as they were alone, Alys sent Selendrile a hopeless look. "Why do you insist on flirting with these poor women?"
"Why does it matter?" He grinned, teasing her. "Jealous?"
"Of what? They are like lambs to the slaughter."
His grin grew feral at her scathing tone. "Interesting choice of words."
She rolled her eyes, and said in a despairing voice, "You're despicable."
He mocked her tone, "And you're jealous."
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"How long will you be staying in town?" Sara asked as she refilled Selendriles mug for the fourth time since they'd come down for dinner, bending over more the probably necessary. Alys, who had yet to receive one refill, sat grumbling in her chair as Selendrile smirked in her direction.
"We'll be leaving tomorrow around mid-day." Alys perked up, this was the first good news she'd heard since they'd arrived. It was annoying how the women here oogled Selendrile like he was a piece of meat they'd like to devour, instead of the other way around.
"Oh no! Do you think post-pone your travelling for one night? Our towns having its annual festival tomorrow night, to celebrate the coming of winter. It would be wonderful fun if you could go." It had been so long since she'd been to a festival…
"We should stay, cousin, it sounds like fun!" Both Selendrile and Sara turned to look at her; one in amusement, one in annoyance.
"Alright," Selendrile stated in a bored voice, "I guess we're staying."
A/N: My story received no love, but I'm going to continue updating while the ideas fresh in my head and I've got the time. If you have three seconds to spare, review and make me feel like this isn't a waste of time, energy, and space.