Testing Third Person Writing! If your response is good I will continue using it.
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Leon woke to the sound of footsteps above his head.
At first he thought someone was walking inside the forest, maybe a beast coming too close. Then the wooden ceiling creaked again, and he remembered where he was. The storage room. The tavern. The mattress under his back. Everything felt slightly stiff and cold, but at least he had a roof now.
He sat up slowly. His body still had faint echoes of the previous day's work. Sore arms. Aching legs. A dull heaviness in the hands he'd used to scrub, sweep, and carry. Compared to the way he first trained with the sword, though, this felt almost gentle.
He rubbed his eyes, stood, and opened the door.
Warm light from the tavern kitchen spilled through the hall. Someone had already started cooking. The smell of bread and something rich drifted out. The sounds of plates clinking came one after another, mixed with soft movements.
