"As our new merchant, you kind of got the short end of the stick," Balio said, "You'll have to deal with Emtardas most of the time."

"That's not very nice," Sunder said calmly.

"What?" Balio replied, "He's pretty weird.  Claims to be an emperor or something."

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"HAHA!" Harin bellowed, giving Illithor a hearty slap on the back, "If the missus wants more children, it's hard to say no, eh?"

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"Great, you can come see me tomorrow, and I'll take your measurements, as well as any requests you may have concerning your personal style," Jeel replied, "but enough about that, I hope you like it here and that you feel safe.  I take it it's been a hard journey?"