And yet they still ended up working together at the Inn.
An alternate ending could be: Fillmore grinning as Gene announces to him that he has done his bidding: He has brought the young lass to his candle shop of her own free will. Fillmore needs Ammah as a sacrifice to save his mother who is enslaved by a vile demon of the underworld that she unwittingly unleashed by lighting the Necromancer's candle. It was imperative Ammah arrive on her own free will or the magic would not work. Fillmore tells the genie that he will not free him until he performs the arcane spell and secures the release of his mother. Fillmore begins his incantations, Ammah becomes bewitched, the demon manifests; all is going according to plan. Then the door of the candle shop bursts open, freed from its hinges by the force of an armored hero type crashing into it. The hero somersaults across the floor knocking Fillmore down and in one swift motion delivers an enchanted sword into the belly of the demon. Demon dies, mother is rescued, Fillmore is shamed, Ammah is saved, genie freed, hero exalted. Hero takes off helmet and reveals a shield maiden on her own heroic journey to avenge her brother and father. She arrived at the candle shop when she noticed an ominous cloud above it and recognizing it as one similar to one associated with her kinfolk's death. But really this is Gene's doing because Ammah's last wish is to be rescued. They go back to inn and Ammah notices the adventurers treat the shield maiden differently. Then Ammah has an epiphany! She realizes that the reason the heroes act politely around their mothers is because they respect their mothers--just as they respect the shield maiden. She decides she needs to earn the same respect. So she trains with shield maiden and later challenges a warrior--who is being particularly vulgar--to battle. She fights well and earns their respect. The story ends with Ammah not really caring about the occasional slamming of doors because it indicates a stranger. All the regulars respect her and she knows that the world needs heroes and adventurers.