*Thor*
Still sitting at the table, I pay a bit more attention to my surroundings. In addition to numerous smaller square tables, there are several long ones with benches where I assume groups of people find it easier to gather. Some of the men smoke pipes, the smoke filling the room with a heady aroma. Here and there oil paintings depicting a rogue or a maiden or both hang on the walls. At the far end of the taproom, an open doorway leads into another room, a dining hall. Stairs ascended to a loft with a railing and I can imagine someone standing up there, addressing the crowd below.
The place has a much-used feel to it and yet it is also obvious it is very well cared for. I am not surprised. It is clear Gina pours all that she is into any task set before her, whether it is managing a b
