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*Hikaru shrugged at Ben's words. He hated the way he called him bud, but didn't want to show it so he instead he smiled.*

Oh, I'll remember that then. By the way, I think you should hire this lovely girl for cleaning up. I cleaned up for you yesterday and realized that no one else was around to do it.

*He smiled in Clever's direction again and nodded.*

I think you could really help Ben out!

*After this he saw Keira was alone and he wondered if she should approach her. Somehow he didn't feel like he would know what to say right now. He was still feeling a bit off and therefore didn't follow her upstairs.*

"Thank you. I guess you could show me the room right quick, then I would like to wonder around and get used to the place if that is ok."

*The tension in the room was nearly suffocating her. Clever went over to the couch that she had slept on and retrieved her rucksack, ready to drop it off in the room. She turned slightly to Hikaru*

"Maybe after I drop off my things, you could show me around?"

*Hikaru watched Clever as she went to get her things. He was glad there was going to be another person staying at the inn right now. He was starting to feel lonely somehow here. He was about to respond to Ben when he heard Clever's request. He smiled kindly and nodded.*

Of course, I'd love to!

*He felt a little bad, feeling that he maybe should go see about Keira, or look for Synge. However, he felt like he shouldn't say no to Clever either.*

*He heard Ben and he nodded in his direction.*

Right, take your time.

He nodded but paused and looked at Hikaru.

By the way...after you are done showing Clever around...come and catch me... I would like to chat with you. Cool?

He waited for the response before heading to the base of the stairs. He chuckled and turned to Clever.

By the way, if your mom knew of this place she might tell you that Aykon was very obsessive about this carpet up here. I try not to be as militant as he was but if you don't mind, kick your shoes off before heading up, besides, you won't need them up there anyway. You can take them with you of course or leave them here as most do. Since you will be cleaning, you probably will appreciate it too...heh.

Almost as if in response to his own statement, he slid off his and kicked them to the side and waited for Clever to join.

*Hikaru was less then thrilled to hear Ben's request, but he nodded anyway. Once he was left alone he sighed and took a seat at the bar to wait for them to return. He thought about going to see Synge, who he thought might be in Ben's room, but he decided he should just be patient.*

Ben nodded as he began to ascend the stairs with you behind him.

Yup, there is that but the carpet is special in its own right.

As soon as Clever's foot were to touch the stairs, the famous DarkSeas tatami was apparent. The floor was smooth, soothing and felt as clean as could be, she might even start to feel relief as she climbed the slightly spongy but lush carpet.

He leads you to the top of the stairs where the carpet only gets even softer, causing an almost weightless effect, a wonder for any weary traveler's feet. Ben produced a key from his pocket and paused at the edge of the hall. He counted a few doors down and seemed to be thinking. Unintentionally, he spoke out loud.

Right...so that would be room 7...right this way...

He lead you down the halls and although the carpet was wonderful, the interior wasn't bad either. The walls were colored in a light brown with silver embellishments along the top of the wall, it wasn't regal but better than plain jane walls.

Ben seemed taken aback slightly when he saw the door to Keira's old room open. Panic rose up until he happened to notice that it looked clean based on the small glimpse he had seen. He finally led Clever down to room "7", turned the key and unlocked it.

Here you are! Take a look around.



Clever would see that the room had even finer soft flooring than the rest. An upraised bed with simple but modern furnishings including a small book shelf and chair, a study desk and a bathroom to the right. Were she to walk in the bathroom she would find tan travertine tiles, a garden style tub with nice brushed nickel faucets and a matching toilet and sink. The room smelt of new construction mixed with the scent of autumn leaves.

Ben didn't enter the room, only waited to make sure everything was acceptable.

*By now keira's scars were mostly faded. Only certain ones still remained deep and red. She continued to cry silently and feels on her scares. She decides it was too much for her so she gets up, not wiping any tears away and heads out of her old room. She closes the door behind her and didn't notce Ben. She quickly makes her way to her room and shuts the door behind her, jumps on the bed, and continues to cry silently. Ben might have noticed Keira's tears when she walked to Synge's room*