Locals tell of the standing stone beside the inn bearing a hidden rune that hums on certain nights; musicians claim their music echoes from another road when the rune sings. Folk say dropping a thistle token into the tip bowl during the third verse of the house ballad will grant a safe night's travel—though whether that's superstition, a kindness by staff, or a minor ward left from the old druid is a matter of debate. The inn keeps careful ledger-maps noting which roads are safe and which are best avoided; these maps have been known to disappear and reappear mysteriously.