What does a writer convey direct characterization

There are two ways an author can convey information about a character: Direct or explicit characterization. The author literally tells the audience what a character is like. This may be done via the narrator, another character or by the character themselves.

the answer is: tabard inn, southwark.

in "the canterbury tales," by geoffrey chaucer, the twenty-nine diverse group of pilgrims is staying at a tavern in southwark, london, as they are traveling to canterbury. they wish to visit the relics of saint thomas becket in canterbury   cathedral in order to him for his when they underwent necessities.