Story written from the perspective of a non-fictitious
man that was simply called, "The Innkeeper"
Whew! Finally some down time... With that census the emperor decreed, my inn became a hotspot for tired travelers. My inn and other inns were so packed, that some rooms had to have two or three families packed into them. Other inns sent me people because they were full. I tried to accommodate them the best I could, but eventually, even with packing people into the rooms, my inn became full.
I realized that I didn't want other people coming to my inn finding that it was full, I didn't want people wasting their time. I grabbed the flask of wine I had been drinking and walked toward the door. I opened the door and jumped, surprised to see a young couple standing in front of me. The man's hand looked as if it was about to knock on the door.
"What do you want?" I said, "We have no more room, in fact, I was just about to change the sign."
"Sir," Said the man, "My wife is pregnant and is due any day now, please let us in, we can sleep on the floor in the kitchen if you like, we just really need a place to stay."
"Look, the kitchen floor is already taken, I don't have anythi-" I don't know if it was the wine or if it was God, but a crazy idea popped into my head. "Wait, I have a place for you. If you don't mind staying in the stables with the animals. I mean...Its comfortable, kinda with the hay and everything..."
"Thank you so much Sir, here is the payment for our sta-"
"You keep it, you'll need it for the census, I'm just glad you have a place to stay. The stable's out back. It was cleaned today, so you should be fine."
"Thank you so much." Said the woman. This was the first time she talked, and her voice left me in a trance as I stumbled back into my inn and fell asleep behind my counting table.
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