Re: Mei-Lien (KakkaHousu)
"Thank you" Hannah replied, leading the way to the gates. A new set of soldiers was on guard today, neither of them very talkative, and they were soon through to the city. "Follow me, I know a jeweler a few blocks away that buys things like this often" Hannah said, leading Mei-Lien through the city in a roundabout, zig-zagging way, which was sort of odd to the fighter. It was actually a good deal farther into the city than the mage had indicated, and the houses slowly changed from humble, small abodes for the more well-off poor, to a sort of open air market where mostly food and necessities were sold. Tucked in between a stand selling what looked like watermelons and a stand with simple clothing was a small, unlabeled stand, which seemed to have nothing up for sale. "It doesn't look like much, but the owner is a good, honest man. My family has always done business with him" Hannah explained as she walked up.
"Why hello there, Hannah" the old man behind the stand said in greeting, "what can I do for you today?" He looked a bit strange, really, his clothing worn and old, but exotic, as if it didn't come from this area. He had a mop of gray hair that was totally wild and unkempt, even though everything else about him seemed orderly and more or less pristine. "My friend and I were looking to sell you these" she replied, pulling out the jewels from a pocket inside her dress, and the man nearly fell out of his chair. "Where did you get such things? I haven't seen jewels like this in years!" he asked, and she nervously replied "from some ruins. Please don't tell my parents, please." The man looked concerned, but still he took up the jewels, eying them carefully. "These look to be worth quite a bit. But I can't believe you've gone off searching the ruins. Your poor parents would go mad if they knew." He took a moment to think, giving Mei-Lien a look over almost as intense as the one he'd given the jewels, before saying "though your friend looks like a strong young lady. Take care of her, will you?" he asked of Mei-Lien. "I'll have to give you 4,400 Mar for these gems, there aren't many like them these days" he said, and Hannah's eyes lit up. "That's amazing, I'll take it" she said, handing them over and getting a bag filled with silver coins in return. "Take care" the old man said, waving, and Hannah called back "I will" as she handed the bag to Mei-Lien, content to give it to her as payment. "We can stop by a bank if you'd like and deposit that, otherwise we might lose it somewhere along the way in the ruins."
