[b][/b][center][h3]Tempum City (K7), Early Afternoon[/h3][/center]
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He had finally divulged the truth of the matter. The man in front of him, while projecting a friendly facade, was a fiendishly skilled hunter of beings such as himself. An experienced trapper that set a truly irresistable bait in front of him, daring mougin to step into his snare. The minotaur lumbered to the front of the food cart and slowly brought his fist to the counter, opening his fist and dropping his entire fortune - the 20 gold coins he had bartered so hard for - onto the countertop. It was a reward to the shrewd hunter, for managing to catch him so cleverly.
[b][color=007236]"Please."[/color][/b] He added, for that was, apparently, the custom in human society.
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At first, the food truck vendor was puzzled by how long the large minotaur took to respond and move. Then, it started to amuse him. Having been doing this job for many, many years, he could recognize someone from the Giant Foot Tribe, and this one looked fresh off the boat.

Amusement gave way to surprise, when Mougin placed 20 chips onto his counter. [color=a2d39c][b][i]"Oh my!"[/i][/b][/color] he thought out loud, letting out a soft whistle. With an expert hand he swiped up all twenty chips and looked Mougin in the eyes. He then spoke in an audible, yet hushed voice, [color=a2d39c][b]"My brother, you shouldn't be showing off this many coins."[/b][/color] 

The hand in which he held the coins was inside a glove. A small display on the backhand of the glove displayed '20 Coins'. These chips actually contained one coin each. Someone must have swindled this minotaur, hoping to impress him with twenty shiny pieces of metal. They must have gotten something very valuable in exchange, something he didn't even realize was valuable.

Keeping five coins, he handed the other fifteen back to Mougin. Even one coin would normally buy a meal from his truck. Three would be enough for a large meal, one suited for a beastfolk of Mougin's size. The other two, well those were his tip, for not outright robbing the poor sap.

[color=a2d39c][b]"Here."[/b][/color] The boar-man reached below the counter, opened some kind of door, and then produced a large bag. [color=a2d39c][b]"This is for you."[/b][/color] The bag was full of food, enough to fill even Mougin's stomach. [color=a2d39c][b]"Now, do me a favor, and hide those coins. And when you want to buy something, ask how much it costs first."[/b][/color]
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[center][h3]Leemo City (F5), Noon[/h3][/center]
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In the midst of his musing, Bolis' door slid open with a near-silent hiss. Suns often considered the dull sound a purposeful function. Just loud enough to be registered. He strode inside with his hands still held behind his back and hearing the hiss of the door close behind him, his small smile widened and his eyes softened. Bolis was perhaps his oldest friend and really the only good thing about being in Leemo City.  

Suns lowered his head to acknowledge his friend's gratitude then grew quiet to acknowledge Bolis' oncoming request. His smile shrunk and an odd impulse seemed to fluctuate between himself and the Crystal. Was it trying to influence him again? 

[color=gold][b]"Exactly whose help do you need, Bolis? Suns' or the Crystal Bearer's?"[/b][/color] he asked.
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General Bolis sighed at Sun's straight forward remark. [color=fff79a][b]"I need the power of the crystal. You know this."[/b][/color] He bowed his head in respect. He then raised his head, his honest smile returning, [color=fff79a][b]"But your company is always appreciated."[/b][/color]

Usually when Sun came here, he and Pietro would just talk. They would talk about life and about the war. Other times, Pietro would ask Sun to place his hand on his shoulder, which would amplify his psychic abilities. This was one of those times.

[color=fff79a][b]"The last of our soldiers will be arriving in an hour. Once they are all here, I'll need to borrow some of your power, so that I can use my ability to scan all their minds at once. I have to be sure they haven't been brainwashed or even worse, cursed."[/b][/color] He then turned to look out the window at the back of the office. [color=fff79a][b]"We owe it to these soldiers and their families, to make sure they are in good health when they return home."[/b][/color] 

The tone of his voice lightened as he turned his head back to Sun. He now sounded like he did when Sun first entered the room. [color=fff79a][b]"It's been two months since the last time you visited. How have you been?"[/b][/color]