Aetrius nodded as Lolan left to retrieve the deer pelt and armor, as he did such she collected the pouch and things she'd be selling in the market place as well. When he returned he had said he was ready and Linde walked up to him to leave, Aetrius smiled as Linde bid her to be safe and left, "Will do, and same to you two." she said, and looked over the room before she left to make sure she wasn't leaving anything behind and left the room as well moments after the other two had left.
Aetrius knew she'd need to sell the supplies first, then look for information and it's what she planned on doing. She made her way down the cobblestone streets and eventually came into the same marketplace that they were in on their arrival and where the slave trader and child were. She continued walking, and stopped as she saw a rather familiar face, it was the slave girl that she had met upon arriving in Valoc, the girl noticed her as well and smiled and waved. Aetrius gave her a genuine nod and smile, and proceeded on with her mission at hand. There was a small shop, Lucas' Trading Post the sign said, she nodded and entered the small shop. Behind the counter was an older man, gray hair utop his head and face ending in a small beard, green sparkling eyes and next to no wrinkles. He looked up and smiled as he greeted Aetrius, "Anything I can help you with, lil' lady?"
Aetrius smiled at the man as she stepped towards the desk, "Yes actually." she started, and pulled out the garnet ring and magic silver ball necklace that she safely procured and cleaned off from her last bounty and placed them on the counter. The man smiled at the surprisingly well kept jewelry she had for sale and attempted to pick them up for further examination, but Aetrius stopped him, "Only after you give me the prices for how much these would go for..." she said all too calmly.
The man who she assumed to be Lucas looked at her and thought for a moment, placing his right hand on his chin while in thought. "Hm...The ring, seeing as it's still in good condition...That could go for about 45 Silver." he tried to examine it, and Aetrius motioned for him to pick it up, as he examined it closely he muttered to himself, "Hmm....Maybe 50....But more so leaning on the 40-45 range, and the necklace...If I may?" he gestured to the necklace, Aetrius remained silent and nodded once again. Lucas gave her a faint smile and nod, and picked up the necklace by the chain and examined every link and turned it over in his hands, holding it up to the light, "The quality is also good...But..."
"But...?" she interjected. Feeling a bit nervous on his pause and possible rejection at most or at minimum a lower price than what she wanted.
"It's not actually a magic ball, sweet heart. But that I expected you to know. Get jipped on it, eh?" he gave her a chuckle.
Aetrius grinned and chuckled as well, "More or less. So how much you'd say?" she crossed her arms as she re positioned herself.
"At most...50, at least somewhere around 35. The ball itself is of good enough quality, but the more expensive part is the chain, as you'd expect. So, I'd say 40." he said putting down the necklace and looked back up at her to see if she'd sell or try to bargain.
As much as she'd like to bargain and go for a higher price, she knew she'd need to make sure they kept good relations with their sellers and nodded."Alright, I'll take it."
Lucas smiled and nodded, and handed her over the money as promised, 42 for the ring and 50 for the necklace. Aetrius took the coins and counted them over three times, making sure she received the right amount. She nodded as it seemed good enough and handed over the ring and necklace to the old man. Lucas smiled and nodded, taking the jewelry with shaking hands due to old age as well as the cold weather.
"Anything else I can help you with, missy? If not, thank you for your wares." he gave a grin and put away his new treasures. Aetrius thought for a moment, "Yes, actually. Some information, but I highly doubt you'd have any of what I'm looking for." she grinned slightly, goating people into what she wanted was one of her best plays. "And what would I not be aware of? Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm blind nor deaf, now ask away." he gave a hearty grin.
Aetrius smirked and nodded, leaning casually against the counter as she spoke, "You wouldn't have happened to see a girl that was around five foot, six, long light red hair, green eyes, and curves? Doubt you'd recognize someone like that in such a big city..." she said as she examined her nails, pretending to be casual about her inquiry.
Lucas remained silent for a moment and thought, "Actually...I have, not entirely too long ago."
Aetrius looked up at him as calmly as she could, "Oh? How long ago would you say?" she asked.
"About three weeks ago. She came in here asking for some common clothing, she got what she wanted. Can't remember exactly what her name was, something with a K, a rather interesting name. But if you want more information, I think you'd have better luck with the bar keep at the Silver Fox's Tavern here in town. Think she was a regular there." he said as he polished some of his other wares.
Aetrius' eyes widened, Kieran was still here, at least three weeks ago anyway. She smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Lucas. I'll be by some other time, pleasure doing business." she gave a bow and left the store, Lucas nodded and gave her a wave, "Any time. Always open."
With recently renewed energy and hope, she quickened her pace to the Tavern and was in dire need of a drink, as well as some more personal information about Kieran. She was intent on finding out more information, and she was bound to finally get it.
Aetrius knew she'd need to sell the supplies first, then look for information and it's what she planned on doing. She made her way down the cobblestone streets and eventually came into the same marketplace that they were in on their arrival and where the slave trader and child were. She continued walking, and stopped as she saw a rather familiar face, it was the slave girl that she had met upon arriving in Valoc, the girl noticed her as well and smiled and waved. Aetrius gave her a genuine nod and smile, and proceeded on with her mission at hand. There was a small shop, Lucas' Trading Post the sign said, she nodded and entered the small shop. Behind the counter was an older man, gray hair utop his head and face ending in a small beard, green sparkling eyes and next to no wrinkles. He looked up and smiled as he greeted Aetrius, "Anything I can help you with, lil' lady?"
Aetrius smiled at the man as she stepped towards the desk, "Yes actually." she started, and pulled out the garnet ring and magic silver ball necklace that she safely procured and cleaned off from her last bounty and placed them on the counter. The man smiled at the surprisingly well kept jewelry she had for sale and attempted to pick them up for further examination, but Aetrius stopped him, "Only after you give me the prices for how much these would go for..." she said all too calmly.
The man who she assumed to be Lucas looked at her and thought for a moment, placing his right hand on his chin while in thought. "Hm...The ring, seeing as it's still in good condition...That could go for about 45 Silver." he tried to examine it, and Aetrius motioned for him to pick it up, as he examined it closely he muttered to himself, "Hmm....Maybe 50....But more so leaning on the 40-45 range, and the necklace...If I may?" he gestured to the necklace, Aetrius remained silent and nodded once again. Lucas gave her a faint smile and nod, and picked up the necklace by the chain and examined every link and turned it over in his hands, holding it up to the light, "The quality is also good...But..."
"But...?" she interjected. Feeling a bit nervous on his pause and possible rejection at most or at minimum a lower price than what she wanted.
"It's not actually a magic ball, sweet heart. But that I expected you to know. Get jipped on it, eh?" he gave her a chuckle.
Aetrius grinned and chuckled as well, "More or less. So how much you'd say?" she crossed her arms as she re positioned herself.
"At most...50, at least somewhere around 35. The ball itself is of good enough quality, but the more expensive part is the chain, as you'd expect. So, I'd say 40." he said putting down the necklace and looked back up at her to see if she'd sell or try to bargain.
As much as she'd like to bargain and go for a higher price, she knew she'd need to make sure they kept good relations with their sellers and nodded."Alright, I'll take it."
Lucas smiled and nodded, and handed her over the money as promised, 42 for the ring and 50 for the necklace. Aetrius took the coins and counted them over three times, making sure she received the right amount. She nodded as it seemed good enough and handed over the ring and necklace to the old man. Lucas smiled and nodded, taking the jewelry with shaking hands due to old age as well as the cold weather.
"Anything else I can help you with, missy? If not, thank you for your wares." he gave a grin and put away his new treasures. Aetrius thought for a moment, "Yes, actually. Some information, but I highly doubt you'd have any of what I'm looking for." she grinned slightly, goating people into what she wanted was one of her best plays. "And what would I not be aware of? Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm blind nor deaf, now ask away." he gave a hearty grin.
Aetrius smirked and nodded, leaning casually against the counter as she spoke, "You wouldn't have happened to see a girl that was around five foot, six, long light red hair, green eyes, and curves? Doubt you'd recognize someone like that in such a big city..." she said as she examined her nails, pretending to be casual about her inquiry.
Lucas remained silent for a moment and thought, "Actually...I have, not entirely too long ago."
Aetrius looked up at him as calmly as she could, "Oh? How long ago would you say?" she asked.
"About three weeks ago. She came in here asking for some common clothing, she got what she wanted. Can't remember exactly what her name was, something with a K, a rather interesting name. But if you want more information, I think you'd have better luck with the bar keep at the Silver Fox's Tavern here in town. Think she was a regular there." he said as he polished some of his other wares.
Aetrius' eyes widened, Kieran was still here, at least three weeks ago anyway. She smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Lucas. I'll be by some other time, pleasure doing business." she gave a bow and left the store, Lucas nodded and gave her a wave, "Any time. Always open."
With recently renewed energy and hope, she quickened her pace to the Tavern and was in dire need of a drink, as well as some more personal information about Kieran. She was intent on finding out more information, and she was bound to finally get it.