Before opening the door, Alaenor turned to look at the redhead who gave her a questioning look.

"You okay with sleeping here tonight? Do you mind sleeping on the floor?" the brunette asked.

The redhead gave a small shake of her head and smiled at her companion reassuringly, "I think I'll be okay, don't worry. I'm used to sleeping on hard wooden floors."

Alaenor gave her companion a grateful smile before returning her gaze toward the door as she opened it and walked inside, followed closely by Cordelia. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she looked around the spacious room. Everything was arranged nicely and the only furniture present was a simple bed and a small dresser which seemed to serve the purpose of holding their clothes and necessities. At least the room was nice enough. Alaenor moved over to the bed and set her belongings down on it. She glanced up and saw Cordelia following suit behind her, sitting down on the edge of the mattress with her legs crossed beneath her.

"We really need to thank the innkeeper for helping us out like that."

The brunette nodded in agreement, "Yeah, but don't forget he didn't ask for any payment at all. Anyways, you still haven't told me why you're helping me out."

Cordelia simply chuckled, taking a seat beside the brunette. "Well, I'm hunting down the Seekers of Magic's leader. He, uh, he killed someone important to me so I had to hunt him down but luck wasn't on my side that time." She said the last part almost hesitantly as if she was afraid that Alaenor would react negatively to her answer. Instead of reacting in any way, however, the younger woman merely nodded and motioned for her companion to continue speaking. "Ever since that day, I've been attempting to assassinate him but he was well-guarded by his organization. Someday, I will get my revenge." With a determined expression plastered onto her face, she added confidently, "That is why I've been hunting him down."

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Alaenor hummed in response, "You sound pretty sure that you will get your revenge, though."

"I am. And even if I won't get my revenge, I won't give up on finding him just yet. He doesn't deserve freedom like the rest. He deserves to suffer the same fate as everyone else." She explained with conviction.

Alaenor studied her companion for a moment, studying the determination in her eyes. She couldn't help but admire how brave this woman in front of her was and how much she meant to her. She understood that the redhead was doing this because she felt responsible for what happened back then. She knew that Cordelia was willing to risk everything just to get justice for the person she loved so dearly.

"Okay, I believe you," Alaenor stated quietly, causing the redhead to raise her eyebrows in surprise.

"Really?" Cordelia asked in bewilderment.

"Yeah, I do." Alaenor agreed with a firm nod.

A wide grin formed on Cordelia's face. "Wow! Thanks for believing in me."

Alaenor couldn't help but chuckle. "I suppose this is a start of a budding friendship." She remarked.

The redhead grinned even brighter, "Yup. This is perfect for both of us, isn't it?"

A smile appeared on Alaenor's face. "Yes, yes it is." She confirmed with another gentle laugh.

Little did they know, someone from the tavern was eavesdropping on their conversation outside of the room and was amused by the whole thing before departing towards the exit of the tavern. It wasn't long before the women decided to retire and settle down for the night as well. As soon as she climbed into the bed after setting aside a blanket and laying down on the pillows, Alaenor found herself drifting away in her sleep.