"You can choose," Loki said. "As long as they're free. The biggest rooms are on the first floor, the third floor has the prettiest, though, and the best views. I almost took one of those just for the view."

He thought about further rules for a while.

"Don't damage the people, don't damage the town. You've got to pay for food and drink," he stated finally. "I just grabbed a key off the hook when a friend arrived once and nobody said anything about it, but she had the right to a room according to the rules. I don't think you can just take as many as you like."

He hadn't been kicked out of his attic hideout, yet, but then he wasn't sure Sister Mary knew he'd claimed it for himself. She probably never went up there.

He thought his other self looked just a touch too honest when he spoke about flying, but it wasn't important right now. He filed the information away for later.

"Are you sure you can't turn into other animals?" he asked. "Or have you simply nevr tried? Maybe I could teach you."