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"A shipment?" Antares' smile holds steady: exotic goods from faraway places have always fascinated him (strange coins clinking, cracked and yellowed maps). "From whence this caravan? Was this perhaps a particular seller?"When Antares speaks, Jorgen replies, "I think I bought it from a shipment a year or so ago. Good enough bell. Still not sure why you want it. I don't have any more of them, in fact I'll need to find another one for myself."
He grabs a stool, and the tools to remove it, and hands it to Antares. "Here, have the dwarf take it down. I'm sure he has a knack with tools more than you. I have things to finish unpacking. Bring the tools back when you're done."
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The elf mage pauses, looking non-plussed: "Did I not already?""Wait! What exactly is it about this bell that you are seeing?" Myst asks Antares. "Care to fill us in? Or would you rather do that in private?"
The elf mage pauses, looking non-plussed: "Did I not already?"
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"Ah." Antares scooches-in to let an early customer squeeze past them and then remains close, for privacy's sake. "That is what was meant by 'but perhaps cursed item planted by one', brother Myst," he whisperingly explains. "The source of ill-thoughts *does* rest within the bell, but it seems unlikely to be conscious. In truth I had not even considered the possibility -- though it *is* said some of the southern arts allow- nay, demand-" A waving-away hand gesture. "As to that and to the rest... would you care to discuss it as we walk from pottery to tea salon and then to leather goods and beyond?" This being the three nearest shops, intersped as they are with plain houses and connecting alleys.Toric_Arthendain said:"Perhaps, but maybe layman's terms would be better? Your arcane explanations mean little to me. Do you truly believe this bell to be possessed by some demon? And if so, to what end?" Myst stares quizzically at the elf before continuing. "Isn't it possible that the bell is just imbued with some sort of magic and has nothing to do with demons at all? If I have missed something and there is more clear evidence of a demon influencing this bell, please clear things up for me. But in terms that I can understand as one not skilled in the arcane arts."
Gambler1650 said:"Ok. Shoo, unless you want to buy something else... And... wait..." He pauses, reaches into a pocket and pulls out the extra of what you gave him yesterday, "I'm sorry about yesterday. You left extra, I gave you no useful advice, and then I kept the money. Would have given it back, but wasn't thinking straight."