In a room behind Harvest Church, Emlyn breathed a sigh of relief after escaping Bishop Utravsky's "shadow." He gathered his thoughts and said to Klein:
"The price our Sanguine have set for the Thousand-faced Hunter's mutated pituitary gland and blood is 2,000 pounds for the former and 300 pounds for 100 milliliters of the latter. That's 2,300 pounds in total."
2,300? That's cheaper than I expected... But after setting aside the money I left with Sharron to buy the Human Skin Shadow's characteristic, I don't have enough gold pounds on hand... And Miss Justice's next payment from the Qilingus bounty won't arrive until after the New Year...
After a moment's thought, Klein asked tentatively:
"Could you lower the price?"
"No. If it weren't for me, you'd have to spend at least 2,800 pounds to get them! As agreed, you also owe me 150 pounds for my services, making it 2,450 pounds in total," Emlyn said, shaking his head.
Seeing Klein's expression, he hurriedly added:
"Dragons are exceedingly rare these days. Apart from the long-lived Sanguine, you'd have a hard time finding similar Beyonder materials anywhere else. Even if you did, they'd cost more."
That leaves me about 1,300 gold pounds short... Fortunately, I'm meeting Mr. Framis Cage, whom Talim introduced me to, tomorrow to sign the agreement transferring my shares in the Bicycle Company... That should bring in around 1,200 pounds, just about enough to cover the shortfall... Though the days leading up to the New Year might be tight.
I hope Mr. Hanged Man sells the Werewolf's Beyonder Characteristic soon!
At least the Human Skin Shadow's characteristic and the Deep-sea Naga's hair are practically settled, and I've paid the deposits. With Sharron keeping an eye on things, nothing should go wrong... As thoughts crowded Klein's mind, even the light