accept, it is traditional for us to exchange gifts. Mine to you, as is custom, is our family ring. What you give me isn’t as important but the value of the gift expresses the value you put on joining my family.”
He took a long, slow drink from his glass as he mulled over what Monique had said. Thaddeus wasn’t a bad name and having a surname couldn’t hurt. The fact the name was of Rane origin might dissuade people from trying to sell him as quickly into slavery.
Mark quickly dug out the only other ring he owned that wasn’t a light. “This is a shield ring. When you are in danger, just use the trigger command ‘servo’ to activate the protective shield. To deactivate it, repeat ‘servo .‘ The shield will only last one minute and will then have to be recharged,” Thaddeus said, exchanging rings with her.
Monique quickly put on the ring not caring that it was made of steel and crystal. “I must admit, I normally pride myself in my patience, but this is too tempting. Would it be ok for us to go outside so I might try it out?”
As soon as they were outside Monique called over an older gentleman named Collin. At first, Collin refused to hit her with anything but finally consented to hit her with small branch he had broken off a tree. Thaddeus was nervous. He hadn’t had much opportunity to test the shields and only hoped they performed as he expected. As the branch descended it suddenly rebounded with a light pop. Collin swung again this time with much more force and the branch snapped in half causing the older man to stagger forward, off balance from the momentum of the blow. Monique clapped happily, laughing as she tried to catch the poor man before he fell face first into the dirt. Instead she caused him to land hard onto her shield.
Still laughing, she pulled Thaddeus back into the coach. “Marvelous! Simply marvelous! I could easily sell this for a tidy sum. But as it is a gift, I think I shall wear it to the envy of all my peers. Now, on to business. What all do you currently have for sale, Thad?”
He pulled out the eight light rings he had made and placed them on the table. “All I have is light rings like I showed in your camp earlier. They are simple steel and crystal, but will last for about five hours before needing to be recharged. It takes about three days to fully recharge if the magic is completely depleted. The keyword is the same for all of them, ‘ lumanare,’ and they work in the same fashion as does your shield ring.”
Turning each one on and off, Monique looked them over closely. “Not worth as much as the shield but they will sell quickly, I can most likely get around a gold for one. I could get more if they were more fashionable.” Monique continued to talk to herself out loud for a few minutes. “’I’ll give you three gold for all eight.”
T had let out a soft gasp. Three gold was a lot of money for a few steel rings. He had let himself dream of getting two silver apiece. “Deal!”
Monique grabbed his hand in hers and gave it a hardy shake. She then pulled out a dark, elegantly crafted wooden chest, counted out three gold coins and placed them in a row on the table. “Next time haggle a bit. I would have paid around four gold pieces for them. Let this be a learning experience for you.”
He was so surprised with the amount of coin she had offered. He had never even considered countering her offer. As he mentally kicked himself, an idea came to him, “Are you headed to the capital?”
Monique gave him a teasing smile. “Yes, Were you thinking of asking to travel with us?”
“I was thinking of it, yes. But more importantly, I was thinking that I could make a few more rings on the way.”
At the mention of the prospect of more magical items, Monique’s eyes lit up and began to dance. Much the same way they had looked when he had first seen her. It was slightly unnerving. “Do you have everything you need to do it? What all can you make? We’re carrying
He took a long, slow drink from his glass as he mulled over what Monique had said. Thaddeus wasn’t a bad name and having a surname couldn’t hurt. The fact the name was of Rane origin might dissuade people from trying to sell him as quickly into slavery.
Mark quickly dug out the only other ring he owned that wasn’t a light. “This is a shield ring. When you are in danger, just use the trigger command ‘servo’ to activate the protective shield. To deactivate it, repeat ‘servo .‘ The shield will only last one minute and will then have to be recharged,” Thaddeus said, exchanging rings with her.
Monique quickly put on the ring not caring that it was made of steel and crystal. “I must admit, I normally pride myself in my patience, but this is too tempting. Would it be ok for us to go outside so I might try it out?”
As soon as they were outside Monique called over an older gentleman named Collin. At first, Collin refused to hit her with anything but finally consented to hit her with small branch he had broken off a tree. Thaddeus was nervous. He hadn’t had much opportunity to test the shields and only hoped they performed as he expected. As the branch descended it suddenly rebounded with a light pop. Collin swung again this time with much more force and the branch snapped in half causing the older man to stagger forward, off balance from the momentum of the blow. Monique clapped happily, laughing as she tried to catch the poor man before he fell face first into the dirt. Instead she caused him to land hard onto her shield.
Still laughing, she pulled Thaddeus back into the coach. “Marvelous! Simply marvelous! I could easily sell this for a tidy sum. But as it is a gift, I think I shall wear it to the envy of all my peers. Now, on to business. What all do you currently have for sale, Thad?”
He pulled out the eight light rings he had made and placed them on the table. “All I have is light rings like I showed in your camp earlier. They are simple steel and crystal, but will last for about five hours before needing to be recharged. It takes about three days to fully recharge if the magic is completely depleted. The keyword is the same for all of them, ‘ lumanare,’ and they work in the same fashion as does your shield ring.”
Turning each one on and off, Monique looked them over closely. “Not worth as much as the shield but they will sell quickly, I can most likely get around a gold for one. I could get more if they were more fashionable.” Monique continued to talk to herself out loud for a few minutes. “’I’ll give you three gold for all eight.”
T had let out a soft gasp. Three gold was a lot of money for a few steel rings. He had let himself dream of getting two silver apiece. “Deal!”
Monique grabbed his hand in hers and gave it a hardy shake. She then pulled out a dark, elegantly crafted wooden chest, counted out three gold coins and placed them in a row on the table. “Next time haggle a bit. I would have paid around four gold pieces for them. Let this be a learning experience for you.”
He was so surprised with the amount of coin she had offered. He had never even considered countering her offer. As he mentally kicked himself, an idea came to him, “Are you headed to the capital?”
Monique gave him a teasing smile. “Yes, Were you thinking of asking to travel with us?”
“I was thinking of it, yes. But more importantly, I was thinking that I could make a few more rings on the way.”
At the mention of the prospect of more magical items, Monique’s eyes lit up and began to dance. Much the same way they had looked when he had first seen her. It was slightly unnerving. “Do you have everything you need to do it? What all can you make? We’re carrying
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