All the while Michelle and Alexander talked, the tavern guests were observing them, and the old tavern lady kept bringing drinks to them.
Since the day Alexander had returned to the tavern, they had to be on their tiptoes. Alexander's twisted smile was horrifying, and no one dared to annoy him, so even when he went to the room on the top floor of the tavern, they just talked quietly so the noise wouldn't bother him.
Every single one of the guests knew who Alexander was and what he was capable of, and not a single one wanted to face his wrath.
Luckily, for a whole two days, he didn't come down and just stayed in the room, giving them some space to breathe, but the moment he came down after Michelle entered the tavern, dread overcame the guests once again. The only thing that soothed their nerves at least a little was that Alexander's smile was no longer twisted.
