[center][h3]Kelvin[/h3][/center]

[i]This guy is as slippery as an oiled dwarf.[/i] Kelvin grimaced at both the mental image and the man in front of him as he listed off his conditions. The guy was throwing out numbers and conditions like he had contracts memorized… and he probably did, looking at him. Kelvin repeated the terms in short in his head, trying to think them over. Unfortunately, while he was good at math, economics were not his strong suit. There were some unmentioned holes, but he could use those to his own advantage. The terms looked alright, but no reason not to argue them down if he could.

[b][color=DodgerBlue]”I don’t accept.”[/color][/b] Kelvin let it roll off his tongue the moment the seer had her hat back. [b][color=DodgerBlue]”If you want to trade with us, you will do it fairly, at no more than half again the market price.”[/color][/b] He scratched his beard, [b][color=DodgerBlue]”And only a hundred monthly, unless you want to supply your own food and sleeping gear, and you take twentyfive percent of profit made in trades on the parties behalf, if you also want a fair split of any treasures we find along the way. Otherwise, you are on your own for loot.”[/color][/b] Kelvin wasn’t quite sure they were going to be able to afford another hundred gold a month, but if this guy could keep his word… [b][color=DodgerBlue]”I recommend you take that deal.”[/color][/b]

Kelvin waved his hand at the gold and shrugged. [b][color=DodgerBlue]”Unless you have a different offer, because I am sure we can find other uses for that gold than stuffing your pockets. It looks to me like you need it more than we do.”[/color][/b] Kelvin spared a glance at Separ and Carver. Carver to make sure the knight was witnessing what was happening, and Separ because the guy was technically their leader.

[b][color=DodgerBlue]”I hope this won’t take too long, after all, we do have one or two enemies a mile or more that way.”[/color][/b] Kelvin gestured towards the forest, roughly where they had come from.