Chapter 56
I explored the small apartment for a while, testing the bed and the other sofa. There was no kitchen, since the inn served food to their guests. I found a contraption that looked like a washing machine in a small room next to the living room. Two bottles labeled as soap and softener on a small shelf above it.
Returning to the living room, I got dressed. White underwear covered my privates, a simple shirt and a skirt finished the outfit. My ’trusted’ belted boots covered my feet.
I left the room and walked to the first floor, then left the building. I didn’t hear a bell this time.
Neat. I nodded as I crossed the street.
There, just as the clerk had said, a shop was open. ’Rutia’s Trinkets’ was written on top of the door.
Moving a transparent curtain aside, I entered the store. Nobody in sight.
A good amount of clocks, watches, umbrellas, goggles, and many trinkets I had no idea of were on display.
Lapia said the rainy season is approaching. How hard will it rain? I wondered as I inspected the umbrellas.
"Those are one silver coins." a female voice said from behind me.
I turned around and found the smallest person ever to exist. She was standing on the counter, looking at me with an amused smile as she leaned on a mug. Her skin was pale green and her hair an ocean blue. White eyes looked at me.
She was 20 cm tall, a silk dress covered her body. If she stood still, she’d pass for a figurine. And that’s what I thought she was when I entered.