For the second time in two days Lilia found herself following George Thade into the unknown. The night before into the gardens and now twisting through the city. The main bustle of the day had ended and the streets were quiet. Before she had long to worry about where he was taking her, he stopped under the sign of a tavern, The Crab Apple.
‘I thought you might be more comfortable, somewhere other than my home…after you,’ he held the door open for her.
Lilia nodded her thanks and stepped into the warmth of the main room. Relieved that they had remained somewhere public she took the opportunity to look around the unfamiliar venue as he stepped in behind her.
The tavern was one main room with a bar pushed up against a secondary door to the right. A winding staircase rose at the back of t
