[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/FBrdjSk/image.png[/img][h3]Malphas
Foxy Grandpa[/h3][@Rune_Alchemist][/center]
Malphas grinned at his night well spent. As much of a man of faith that he was, the only teachings from a book of faith he taught that night were from a certain ancient Indian text. It was pleasant that the goddess had given Malphas such a flexible body, something he would take more advantage of for the days to come. The night before had filled Malphas with a new confidence that he could easily pick up archery, among other talents he wished to pursue.

Today, however, Malphas was focused on shopping and haggling, a skill he had already perfected in the modern world. It was a better use of his silver tongue than whatever he had done last night, after all. His goal was only to get some goods and leave for this strange temple henceforth, but it seemed that he had woken up too early. Rather than a bustling marketplace, he would instead encounter a peculiar shop of sorts surrounded by what resembled ancient soldiers of the far east. Malphas wondered if such warriors also came from the eastern portion of the land. It was a funny thought, for sure!

With no other options, Malphas made his way into the tent, wary of the argument between a customer and what seemed to be the proprietor of this business. Another girl with fox ears? She looked... familiar. Malphas can't quite put his finger on just where he might have seen her before, but he shrugged it off nonetheless. If it was important, then he'd remember, after all. Ah well, she seemed amicable enough. Perhaps she'd cut him a deal! Or perhaps she was worldly enough to know what the symbol on that stone was.

In any case, Malphas browsed for now. If there were samurai, perhaps there would also be katanas? Malphas was tempted to trade in his two weapons for such a masterpiece... he owned about five Japanese swords in his past time, after all! At the same time, to practice swordsmanship when he could just as easily utilize a sturdy enough bow... It did not seem like a good return on investment to do such a thing. So instead, he looked for a quiver of arrows, a set of robes to replace this unsightly starter garb, and perhaps some non-perishables, if his three silver would suffice?

And he would also ask about the symbol of this stone once his purchases were complete.

"[color=lightblue]Excuse me! How much for this and that?[/color]" Malphas asked, pointing at the goods he wished to procure. "[color=lightblue]Ah... if it's more than five silver in total, perhaps we could work out a deal?[/color]" Always aim higher than what you have.