I picked up the throwing knives, one by one and placed them on the small shelf under my counter followed by the pine shield, to be processed later. The shield would possibly be broken down for raw material, the knives....they had value. Then again, everything in life did. My, I'd sell my own soul if I could garner enough coin for it. My eyes flashed with the gleeful prospect of such an endevour.

I thought that would be it, open and shut, business done. But no... she started tracing the intricate shape of a glimmering scale on her armour. (At least she kept hers in good knick, Thaynes above the amount of people who came in with banged up pieces.) She wanted a different quote.

"Hmm, you're one of those." I said with a small frown. Philomel had changed her mind. How...irritating.

No, no...customer is always right, customer is gold, gold is good. Yes. Yes...

I shook my head and gave her a sort of forced smile, the prospect of a higher pay fueling my interaction with the sultry minx. "Right..Right. Let me have a look. One moment, the please." I started to flip through the thick leather tome, muttering to myself in a foreign language.

"Let's see...It won't be hard to upgrade from Drakescale to Young Dragonscale, they have similar *ahem* properties. So that should be 285gp, not including the price of the added titanium. Oh...and don't worry..." I paused and lifted ice blue eyes to meet hers. "I'll make it extra shiny, just for you, love."

Turning back to the book, I continued. " As for the shoulder guard, that's a total overhaul so 565 gold to upgrade that." I clapped the book shut with finality and set it on the wooden bench beside me. I took a new piece of parchment paper and laid it out flat in front of me. Writing up a quick contract and confirmation.

Upgrade: Steel to Titanium Bracers: 173 Gold
Upgrade: Leather Pauldron to Young Dragonscale: 565 Gold
Upgrade Drakescale to Young Dragonscale Breastplate: 285 Gold
Titanium Chain-mail added to Breastplate: 506 Gold

Total: 1529 Gold

Sell Iron Throwing Knives: 140gp
Sell Pine Shield: 70


1529- 210

Total Gold owed: 1319

Sign here:

I handed Philomel the quill, who was looking over the numbers. "If you are satisfied with what you see. Please, sign to complete this transaction, your items will be ready momentarily."

The Faun shot me a look as if to question my methods, of course she would, how could I possibly have such work completed in mere moments? mere seconds? She'd find out soon enough.