From: tkelly@unix2.tcd.ie (Mithrandir)
Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [Hunters: 1]  Setting up shop.
Message-ID: <tkelly.720980174@unix2.tcd.ie>
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:16:14 GMT


     Alex sat in the house of Armand the Merchant.
  They were in quiet conversation, Alex holding a small diamond in one
hand. Outside, the rest of the group sat around, waiting for their
leader to finish his work.

     "Well  ," said Alex in a low voice, "there you have it, merchant,
what do you think ?"
    The merchant reached over and took the diamond from Alex, inspecting
it with a practiced eye for such things. He reached into his pocket and
removed a small eyeglass.
   After a moment, he sat up.
  "Pah ,"he said expansively, "it is small and practically worthless for
anything except the smallest jewellry. I'll give you 200 coins, no
more."
    Armand was known for his undervaluing nature. Still, Alex didn't
think he'd say that low. No matter anyhow.
   "I think ," he began carefully, "that a figure of 10,000 would be
more appropriate, don't you. "
  Armand began to laugh. 10,000- a ridiculous sum of money for ... for
 he was looking into Alex's eyes, and Alex said in a hypnotic tone.
   "Yes, I know that it is a low price to ask for such a worthy gem, but
I require cash ."
   "Yes ... I understand " said Armand distantly.
 Later on that night, Armand had been counting his moneys, enraged. He
was missing a full 10,000 coins plus a deed to a certain house in the 
well-off city districts that he had obtained illegaly.
   He couldn't tell the Watch of the house, but he declared to them that
he had been robbed.
   Sergeant Kartal of the Watch asked him had he seen the thief.
   Armand said, nonsense, he had had no visitors at all that evening.


   Anna looked to Alex as the came out of the door of Armand's home.

   "Well ?", she said quietly.
   "My love ", he said,"we have a new home."
  In his hand he held a deed to a new house.

    "About time too ", declared Barth in a thick Rameshander accent.

  The group went to see their new house.
 
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