“N-no! It’s something like this, this girl is actually a spy from Madara. She and her companions escaped from prison and should be seeking to leave the fortress as soon as possible. Captain Luc Beson tasked us to look at the paths that they would escape from.”
“Then why don’t you capture her directly?” Khodrum asked in curiosity.
Puck rubbed his temples. “Uncle Khodrum, she still has her companions, and in order to capture all of them, we want to follow her and catch them when their guard is down. Do you understand?”
“Not really.”
“Okay, in any case, I’ll top up the money if she pays any less. Please be at ease, uncle Khodrum.”
“Get her guard down, satisfy her request? I understand that.” The dwarf nodded.
Even though he had to nitpick at everything, the speed at which he cleared the task was very fast. He called the workers over and ordered them, then informed his nephew: “I already prepared everything. When is the girl going to come?”
“I’m not sure but I hope she’s going to come over to our side first, I don’t want to see that bastard Granzon looking down on me.” The young man sighed, then suddenly felt his companion patting his back with everything he had. He turned his head and saw Romaine. He immediately jumped up and pushed the dwarf towards the front.
“That’s her, she’s coming! Quick, uncle, everything depends on you!”
“Relax, young man. Don’t push me like a sack of potatoes, I have been doing this for thirty years and I know what to do.” Khodrum did not forget to brag.
When Romaine came in, she was looking all over the place with great interest. She had never seen a building that was mainly made out of rocks. She felt something familiar when she saw the pillars and walls, but then she spotted the dwarf whose beard nearly reached the ground.
“Are you a midget?” She asked.
“No, I’m a Dwarven person.” The inn’s boss corrected her.
“Mr Dwarven, are you the boss here?”
“I am a dwarf, not Mr Dwarven. Lass, do you understand the difference? And yes, I’m the boss.”
“I would like to rent a horse cart, do you rent them here?”
“Of course, what do you think I do here?”
“Do I need to pay?” Romaine was still looking curiously at the store.
“That’s a given thing. Doing a business has a transaction of coins and goods. We calculate the days of how long the guests want to rent them for, but strictly speaking, a horse rental inn typically rents them out for only a day. If the horse cart is damaged because of the guest, we will have to seek payment for it. Furthermore, our drivers have the right to refuse any orders that might harm their lives. When this particular rule and that particular rule occur…..” Khodrum spoke without stopping when it came to business.
“How much do I need to pay if I want to rent for half a day?”
“Thirty coins.”
Romaine took out a blue-grayish pouch, turned it over and shook it. There were three copper coins on her hand. She raised her head and asked without any change on her face: “I only have this much, can I still rent the horse cart?”
“You can rent a horse wheel……..” Was what Khodrum wanted to say, but he suddenly recalled his nephew’s words, so he changed his tune stiffly. “Fine, even though this is short, lass, when do you want the cart?”
“I want it now. How do I get to the horse cart?”
“The cart is right behind. Here is your card number. Take it and you can find the right cart. Well, do you need me to bring you over?” Khodrum passed the copper card over in pain. He had not done a business transaction where he did it a loss for many years.
“Nope. I still have my friends waiting out there, and I have to ask them for their opinions. Can we finish the transaction now?”
“Of course. Finishing a transaction is my favorite thing in the world.” Khodrum dabbed his forehead. This transaction violated his principles in the worst ways. But for the sake of his nephew and his coins, he accepted it grudgingly.
Puck and his companion watched Romaine leave with satisfaction, and they ran out and he pulled his uncle and asked.
“Did you manage to do it?”