Tal looked between Koa and the merchant with proverbially bated breath, but the Dragoon had matters well in hand. With a confident smile and a positive talent for charades he cleared up the confusion over why they weren't answering the merchant's telepathic questions. She blinked a little in surprise at that revelation but luckily the boys weren't her first non-Attuned customers. Since the Underwater City had opened its gates to the humans of Torchline several years back the tourism trade had...
Well. Perhaps not blossomed the way their king had hoped, but air-breathing land dwellers were at least semi-regular patrons of the Spiral Marketplace and the shops therein.
And coins were an excellent universal language.
Tal's eyes widened behind his Goggles as Koa motioned to the axe and he tried to shake his head at the merchant but oh noooo she couldn't hear him and she wasn't looking at him. All her attention was on Koa as she examined his coins and then held up 2 fingers before gesturing to the axe with a smile and extending her hand for payment.
Well. Perhaps not blossomed the way their king had hoped, but air-breathing land dwellers were at least semi-regular patrons of the Spiral Marketplace and the shops therein.
And coins were an excellent universal language.
Tal's eyes widened behind his Goggles as Koa motioned to the axe and he tried to shake his head at the merchant but oh noooo she couldn't hear him and she wasn't looking at him. All her attention was on Koa as she examined his coins and then held up 2 fingers before gesturing to the axe with a smile and extending her hand for payment.
