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<blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 7429050" data-attributes="member: 4550"><p>“That’ll be 65 silver.”</p><p></p><p>“Are you sure?” Janus asks, incredulous. “We agreed to 55 yesterday.”</p><p></p><p>“Price has gone up.”</p><p></p><p>Janus pauses counting. He returned home several weeks ago, and though family and old friends have welcomed him, not everyone appreciates the reminder of faraway wars. He wears a plain brown tunic and trousers, caked in mud and dirt. His hands are calloused and bleeding, with dirt under his fingernails, and his face still shows the sunburns from his first weeks in the field.</p><p></p><p>But his military bearing is unmistakable. He stands with a straight back, his short hair cut close, his face clean shaven.</p><p></p><p>“My family has been tilling land here for years. Would you be charging my father the same price if he was here?”</p><p></p><p>The blacksmith shrugs. “He’s not. You are.” He presents the plough iron that he promised three days ago. It’s roughly formed, pockmarked, with pitted edges. It looks no better than the rusted hunk Janus hopes to replace.</p><p></p><p>Janus looks the smith in the eye and sweeps the coins back into his pouch.</p><p></p><p>“You know what, friend, nevermind.”</p><p></p><p>It will take some time to scrub off the rust. Probably longer to smooth out the dings and to sharpen it. Run it through the ground a few times to see which way it angles and where the furrows build up. He can get it to function, at least, for this season.</p><p></p><p>“Good day,” Janus says, and turns without awaiting a response. He steps out from the stall.</p><p></p><p>Only to collide in mid-stride with Wendel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hbarsquared, post: 7429050, member: 4550"] “That’ll be 65 silver.” “Are you sure?” Janus asks, incredulous. “We agreed to 55 yesterday.” “Price has gone up.” Janus pauses counting. He returned home several weeks ago, and though family and old friends have welcomed him, not everyone appreciates the reminder of faraway wars. He wears a plain brown tunic and trousers, caked in mud and dirt. His hands are calloused and bleeding, with dirt under his fingernails, and his face still shows the sunburns from his first weeks in the field. But his military bearing is unmistakable. He stands with a straight back, his short hair cut close, his face clean shaven. “My family has been tilling land here for years. Would you be charging my father the same price if he was here?” The blacksmith shrugs. “He’s not. You are.” He presents the plough iron that he promised three days ago. It’s roughly formed, pockmarked, with pitted edges. It looks no better than the rusted hunk Janus hopes to replace. Janus looks the smith in the eye and sweeps the coins back into his pouch. “You know what, friend, nevermind.” It will take some time to scrub off the rust. Probably longer to smooth out the dings and to sharpen it. Run it through the ground a few times to see which way it angles and where the furrows build up. He can get it to function, at least, for this season. “Good day,” Janus says, and turns without awaiting a response. He steps out from the stall. Only to collide in mid-stride with Wendel. [/QUOTE]
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