[b]"My name Vandernman, and as you plainly overheard, I will pay you 400 gold coins to escort my wagon of goods thru Darken woods, to the town of Keth."
"I must be there within three days or I do not get paid, and if I don't get paid, you don't get paid." The gruff merchant said as he downed his mug of ale.
Seeing the [i] ahhh well there it is[/i] look, Vandernman sighed "I can only pay you half now, the rest when we get there in one piece, safely."
Vandernman tosses a small bag of 200 gold coins on the table.
"We leave at sunrise." "Do you have any questions relevant to your job?" Vandernman asked.[/b]