There Will Be An End

[InsaneTruth]

Star looked at him "Sorry... guess you haven't exersized since you... been out," she sat beside him

 

[Ricia]

"No.. i've been completely stuck... but all that food and water has helped" He told Starbright. "I'll get back into shape yet... we just need to make it through winter."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"We can, I know lots of ways to stay warm and I cam make under ground fires that burn longer without worring about catching trees," she said proud of herself

 

[Ricia]

Axesort chuckled, "yes but flying long distances in the cold without proper protection can be bad for you." He said before standing up.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I guess so... I don't fly so I guess i never thought f that," she told him

 

[Ricia]

"Lets go then?" He said, a bit ready to continue the journey to the town.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Star nodded and got up she didn't move as fast now that they were out of the geyser field and it was not so dangerous.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort shivered a bit. He was certainly not ready to be out in the cold either. His scales were not strong and so keeping in heat will be a problem. Starting out was going to be rough.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Starbright was used t the cold and f course had the advantage of being warm blooded. She was leading the way quickly

 

[Ricia]

Axesort was beginning to think going outside was a bad idea. When they got to town he looked around for a jeweler.

 

[InsaneTruth]

the town was not huge but it was busy. there were shops lining the pebbled street. A jewlers shop was stet in what seemed to be the rich part of the shopping district.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort wondered over to the shop, he was obviously freezing in the weather. "Hello..." He said in elvish. It was rather old and very proper elvish.

 

[InsaneTruth]

There was lucky for him an elf inside. "Please come in, you look cold I've just stocked the fire." This elf was old with silvering hair and the start of fair rinkles on his face. "You must be a traveler, I am the store owner,"

 

[Ricia]

"Ah yes... I was thinking of taking residence outside of town. I'm afraid I just recently got in and I didn't prepare for it to be this cold." Axesort said, as if today was colder then most days. He came in gratefully, taking starbright with him.

 

[InsaneTruth]

star stayed close to him "Seems you met one of the local kids," the elf said kindly "hello little kit you get warm too, now I';m sure my fire is not the only reasn yu came in,"

 

[Ricia]

"Ah... I do have something I would like to sell. It came with me on my travels." Kinda true. He traveled from the gysers and he was moving into the area. Axesort reached into the bag and pulled out a large rock. Putting it down on the counter he moved a bit closer to the fire.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"So odd... I've never seen a crystal like this," He told Axesrt he picked it up and put it to the light "Its opaque... but in an odd way like magic itself is fogging the crystal." he hummed thoughtfully and tested its strength with a small chizzle "Hard..."

 

[Ricia]

Axesort cleared his throat lightly, "I know the magic is very old." He told him, he felt so much better, the fire warming him.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"It is, I could make the most beautiful jewlery if I could find a way to cut it, and as for an appraisal... its hard to give and even if I did I think I'd only undershot the actuall value,"

 

[Ricia]

"If you had to give me a price now... what would you give me for it?" Axesort asked him.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"5000 gold," He said "Its all I could afford to dish out for something I am not sure I coulf cut, if I found out hos to cut it... you culd tripple the profit at least,"

 

[Ricia]

"Then take it and i'll take the gold. 5000 gold will get me thought the winter." Axesort said with a huff and a shiver.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Don;t leave before you get warm, here I'll throw in a charm its maged to generate heat all you have to do is say Burst, and frost cools it off," he said pulling a gold colored stone out of a box and fitting it into a pendant that was shaped ironically like a dragon. He then fished for the gold.

 

[Ricia]

"Does... it stretch? The chain?" He asked taking the gem. He'd not turn down a gift that came with an item he was getting under paid for. Not that he minded.. it was just a tinny fraction of stone he had. But it was worth that much?

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I can give you one that can... it'll take me a moment to find it they are not often asked for," the elf said