Amanda looked Evie up and down when she started discussing her earth-magic. "Sounds nifty," she said. "Can you like, make diamonds and stuff from scratch? Could make a tidy profit if you can conjure gems right out of the ground..."
She climbed back up out of the crevice, looking over the pile of salvaged stones she'd found. She brushed the ash off her hands and onto her pants. "If you can haul up something with your magic, I'd be grateful. Hard to find the good stuff just fishing around in the lava, right? Obsidian, basalt, kimberlite. Can get some nice gems out of those, and I know a guy who pays handsomely for the raw gems ready for cutting."
"If you're looking to trade, I can hook you up with my contacts in Torchline. I know everyone there."
She was exaggerating a little, but only a little.
"Might be able to work out a little deal, even. Y'all help gather up the goods," she nodded to both girls, "I find the buyer. We can all make a profit. Hardest part is hauling it all back to town, but if your earth magic tricks can separate the ores, it'd be easier to get the valuable minerals out, leave the crud behind."
She climbed back up out of the crevice, looking over the pile of salvaged stones she'd found. She brushed the ash off her hands and onto her pants. "If you can haul up something with your magic, I'd be grateful. Hard to find the good stuff just fishing around in the lava, right? Obsidian, basalt, kimberlite. Can get some nice gems out of those, and I know a guy who pays handsomely for the raw gems ready for cutting."
"If you're looking to trade, I can hook you up with my contacts in Torchline. I know everyone there."
She was exaggerating a little, but only a little.
"Might be able to work out a little deal, even. Y'all help gather up the goods," she nodded to both girls, "I find the buyer. We can all make a profit. Hardest part is hauling it all back to town, but if your earth magic tricks can separate the ores, it'd be easier to get the valuable minerals out, leave the crud behind."
