Found 'The Sweet Dragon' short a cleaning implement this morning. Civs kept tracking mud across the polished floor. Annoyance was... significant. But the new hire - a gnome kid - didn't complain. Just kept working with what was available. Saw him later, trading his own coin for a proper mop from the market. No request for reimbursement. Initiative. Solidarity. That's the kind of clan-minded thinking the old village was built on. The tavern's funds are for the tavern's needs. His coin is his own. I've corrected the ledger and the... distribution of equipment. The floor will shine. The team is cared for. This is the way.