"Thank you. The engravings on this one came out well," he agreed, quietly pleased with himself and with her compliment after the earring changed hands. He tilted his head in acknowledgment of her appraisal of its worth in pastries, the corner of his mouth twitching towards a rueful smile, though he controlled it before it got too far.
"I did not come prepared for trading today." An admission he gave with a philosophical shrug. "This is the smallest thing I have with me." He paused thoughtfully, then looked at Melita directly. "If you like it, you may keep it for yourself. As part of the trading fee." A hefty tip for the middleman, but the extra value had to go somewhere, and he'd rather it go to someone whose name he at least knew. "In the future I will plan better."
He turned his attention to the vampire gourd, studying it properly before giving it a solemn nod of greeting.
"I did not come prepared for trading today." An admission he gave with a philosophical shrug. "This is the smallest thing I have with me." He paused thoughtfully, then looked at Melita directly. "If you like it, you may keep it for yourself. As part of the trading fee." A hefty tip for the middleman, but the extra value had to go somewhere, and he'd rather it go to someone whose name he at least knew. "In the future I will plan better."
He turned his attention to the vampire gourd, studying it properly before giving it a solemn nod of greeting.
