Natalia gaped at Yuri. He accepted it, just like that? But the sheer expense of such a thing...!

"It isn't a matter of whether people should or should not gossip, it's a matter of not giving them a reason to do so!" It was kind of him to offer to splurge like that, but she simply couldn't accept such extravagance.

"No, I must insist on a simpler room," she said sternly. "Unless you wish to keep it for yourself, then by all means, do as you like. I've already taken the liberty of renting a room, and I'm quite comfortable there."

Although Luke was usually the one that handled the group's expenses, Natalia wasn't so sheltered or ignorant not to know how to stay at an inn.