Ezra grabbed the mug of mead with both hands. The warmth of its contents immediately warmed his hands. He drew the mug to his lips and drank deeply. Feeling refreshed, he thanked Amalasuntha.

"Thank you for the drink ma'am, I'd like to take you up on your offer. I could use a room, some food and a private place to rest and put on some dry warm clothing. I don't need much in the way of accomodations and I can pay in gold."

Amalasuntha quickly excused herself, seeming to have remembered something that needed her attention in the kitchen. She raised her finger in the air and mouthed the words "I'll be right back."

Ezra raised the mug to his mouth again and looked around the room taking casual notice of the other patrons and nodding his head in their directions as eyes met.