Post by Rhush on Aug 13, 2017 18:55:28 GMT -5
Srunae :: Gold Danovelith
Srunae's gaze flitted back to the eggs as Treyjen seemed to respond with some indignity in his voice, as if she had just insulted his new toy. A small smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she listened to his counteroffer... which was lower than she had initially offered. Yes, Srunae had in fact, meant 3 marks per egg, in her previous offer, but the still somewhat hungover pirate had misconstrued her accidental omission of per egg as 3 marks for the entire clutch. Srunae did well to leave her gaze upon the eggs, as her thoughtful look could easily explain the slight narrowing of her eyes as she considered whether or not to correct the man's folly.
On one hand, the goldweyrling was an honest person at heart; she didn't much like to lie to people, nor did she tend to like to shortchange people, but on the other hand the strapping Captain was right - these eggs could easily hatch into something nefarious, ranging from venomous tunnelsnakes to spiney-leg wherry hatchlings, to something completely non-interesting, such as shore-avians or shellfins or something that, while adorable, was not worth bringing to the attention of the weyrwoman. After a moment, the beastcrafter, her eyes still on the eggs, came back once again with a counteroffer.
"Hmmm... How about one and a quarter mark for each?" Alright, so even sunny little Srunae had a dark side... though she did wonder somewhere in the back of her mind if the Captain had been aware of her taking advantage of his... misunderstanding, if he would be less inclined to deal with her in the future. She pushed that thought away in favor of an amusing little comment her mother had made many fortnights ago.
Haggling isn't a business that is kind to those who don't pay attention.