“Now this is something truly especial...” the Akalak said as he handed Stefan a leather bracelet, with some animal bones carved with a spiral design, but some pieces of silver on the edges and connections along the leather gave the bracelet a truly charming appeal “And only for ten golden mizas!”
“Especial indeed... but sadly, I don’t that money with me... what about five silver mizas, lad?” The young man haggled with the man, but not only to get a good price, but to distract him from what Adi was doing. He maintained eye contact, and waited for an answer, careful to not to look at his side to see how the Vantha was doing.
“Five? Are you insane, Human? I’ll need at least eight mizas for that” the Akalak said quickly, and was equally replied by Stefan.
“Make it seven, and we have a deal, what to do you say?” the Akalak looked at him pondering looking at the young man in the eye; he waited for an awnser, but as soon as he felt a tap on his back, he added, in an impatient tone “So?”
“Alright, alright, seven mizas and we have a deal” the shopkeeper gave Stefan the bracelet in exchange of the money. He caught the image of Adi walking away in the corner of his eye. Smiling, and putting the bracelet in his pocket, he waited a Chime before following the gal, getting too away from the Warrens. He sat alongside the Vantha, who had an excited expression on her face, with her eyes closed in bliss. Stefan’s smile grew; he knew that feeling, the feeling of someone stepping on your heel and that thrill of committing a crime, not knowing if you could get away with it... again, Stefan licked the scar on his lip.
However, before Stefan could say anything, there was another voice that cried “thief!”, and Stefan breathed deeply. Somehow, they discovered them... but panicking was the last thing they needed to do. He needed to think quick... and got an idea.
“Adi, I’m sorry for this.” He said as he caressed Adi’s face with his hand and gave her a kiss on the mouth, deep, passionate and long.
The blue man passed by, but ignored the two lovebirds and continued his way, looking for the thief that stole the bracelet. Stefan wasn’t sure if he walked away, but after a couple of Chimes, he separated himself from Adi. “...Never mind. I’m not sorry at all.” He said with a smile on his face.
“Exciting, wasn’t it? But again... it’s like a one-night stand. If you’re good at it and you like it, we can repeat this. Take some days to think about it, but I don’t recommend you to see me in that time, just in case...“ As he said it, he gave the silver bracelet to the Vantha “Take this. Consider it the beginning of a profitable friendship...” with a wink, he stood up and walked away, getting lost in the darkness.
“Especial indeed... but sadly, I don’t that money with me... what about five silver mizas, lad?” The young man haggled with the man, but not only to get a good price, but to distract him from what Adi was doing. He maintained eye contact, and waited for an answer, careful to not to look at his side to see how the Vantha was doing.
“Five? Are you insane, Human? I’ll need at least eight mizas for that” the Akalak said quickly, and was equally replied by Stefan.
“Make it seven, and we have a deal, what to do you say?” the Akalak looked at him pondering looking at the young man in the eye; he waited for an awnser, but as soon as he felt a tap on his back, he added, in an impatient tone “So?”
“Alright, alright, seven mizas and we have a deal” the shopkeeper gave Stefan the bracelet in exchange of the money. He caught the image of Adi walking away in the corner of his eye. Smiling, and putting the bracelet in his pocket, he waited a Chime before following the gal, getting too away from the Warrens. He sat alongside the Vantha, who had an excited expression on her face, with her eyes closed in bliss. Stefan’s smile grew; he knew that feeling, the feeling of someone stepping on your heel and that thrill of committing a crime, not knowing if you could get away with it... again, Stefan licked the scar on his lip.
However, before Stefan could say anything, there was another voice that cried “thief!”, and Stefan breathed deeply. Somehow, they discovered them... but panicking was the last thing they needed to do. He needed to think quick... and got an idea.
“Adi, I’m sorry for this.” He said as he caressed Adi’s face with his hand and gave her a kiss on the mouth, deep, passionate and long.
The blue man passed by, but ignored the two lovebirds and continued his way, looking for the thief that stole the bracelet. Stefan wasn’t sure if he walked away, but after a couple of Chimes, he separated himself from Adi. “...Never mind. I’m not sorry at all.” He said with a smile on his face.
“Exciting, wasn’t it? But again... it’s like a one-night stand. If you’re good at it and you like it, we can repeat this. Take some days to think about it, but I don’t recommend you to see me in that time, just in case...“ As he said it, he gave the silver bracelet to the Vantha “Take this. Consider it the beginning of a profitable friendship...” with a wink, he stood up and walked away, getting lost in the darkness.
