Wēlanandaz was not a born salesman, at the best of times. His smithing, though matched by none save other elders of his brethren, was his true strength. Despite the gruffness of his presentation, it was clear all three aristocrats, even the sweaty, pompous Bertram was taken aback by its superb craftsmanship. Though the fat man seemed too annoyed to give any flattery at the moment. Valence and Nathan though openly appraised the work, the former stroking what wispy facial hair he had. "Utterly fascinating." the young aristocrat Nathan remarked, and he stepped between the two others almost rudely to take Emilio's hand and give it a shake. "You had my curiosity sir, but now you have my attention. I suspect you've had a long journey. You and your companion obviously want to set up shop here in the refuge, eh? Well, I tell you what." He seemed confident, as if he either had resources to spare or simply felt they would get no better deal. "Give my orders for the next three months a ten percent discount and I'll grant you the most spacious area to do business on." "How do we know they didn't just steal it?" Bertram muttered, too quietly to be heard unless Emilio or Wēlanandaz had particularly keen ears at that moment. He was referring to the Dwarven helm present of course. More loudly he stated. "Perhaps we can do business with you. I don't suppose you'll need any more raw iron will you? I can provide that if you wish." "I can provide that at a quarter of the cost of what Bertram here would demand." Valence said, smiling like a vulture, much to Bertram's chagrin. "Worry not, I intend to peruse and see if you're worth buying from. Maybe after young Nathan here has his orders granted I'll spend some of my wealth on you, but as of now I have some...supplies I no longer need and I don't see why I shan't melt them down to be used for your profit, provided you are open to negotiation on a discount on all items you make from my materials?" "What say you, sir and master Dwarf? Would you do business with the likes of us frontier barons?" Nathan asked. [@Tony Pajamas][@Jb] [hider]You can roll to try and hear Bertram, but of course you can roll for whatever you want for that matter.[/hider]