The crowd in the lobby found the situation highly amusing.
Murmurs began rippling through the room:
"I knew it—they were criminals!"
"No way beggars like them could afford a place here!"
"They must have thought they could hide in this district, thinking the Luminar Guards or Paladins would avoid this area!"
The noble, who had been humbled by Taha earlier, grinned widely. Now was his moment of triumph.
Taha, who was also surprised, stepped forward and addressed the Paladins, "Oh, Your Esteemed Eminence, Radiant Warden Paul Arthan, I warmly welcome you to my humble establishment.
May I know what has brought your holy footsteps to my modest inn?"
Hearing Taha's words, Arin realized that the plump man's name was Paul Arthan, confirming his suspicions that this man had merely been masquerading as Roy.
