229 Husband and Wife

"What happened?" Lex asked calmly, keeping himself from expecting the worst. Being a universal business owner meant constantly putting out fires. He no longer let something as minor as being trapped in another realm, or hiccups with his primary business, cause him to panic.

"Well, remember how you were searching for people with special skills using the Mystery trial? A couple showed up yesterday, both went into the Mystery trial, and after a few tries, both of them completed the trial! On top of that, the husband is a swordsman, and the wife is a historian, two of the kinds of people you were looking for. I… cannot see what prize the trial gave them, but they both seemed very pleased with the results, and wanted to talk to you.

"Since you obviously cannot meet with them, I took the liberty to do so, but uh… I cannot help them with their concern. Both of them want to be hired at the Inn."

"That… doesn't sound like a problem. Why are you so embarrassed?"