"At this particular inn, a lot of sorts of people like thieves," he says. "But generally friendly ones. I've been through there enough times that I know the innkeepers and some of the other people who stay there a lot. At other inns, ones built on main roads instead of in the middles of forests, you get merchants and assorted travelers; the Duckling's far enough out of the way that if someone's staying there, it's as likely as not that they're running away from something."