59 C59 Time and Attendance

A few Hours Earlier - Outside the Manor

Kaye sprinted down the stairs to the manor, her eyes looking around as she eventually passed by a group of villagers who looked surprised. Each one was giving her a stare of confusion as the woman was running past them all.

"Sorry!"

She quickly apologised for the inconvenience of rushing past. Her head is bowing as she continued rushing past, eventually reaching the stabling area of the town near one of the main entrances to the village.

She noticed Ameria and Kai speaking to one the local dealers; it seemed Ameria was arguing more for the fact as both her face and the man's face were both read, a small crowd gathered as they were in a heated debate.

"Why is it over two thousand gold for one night. That price is outrageous. We are simply leaving this in a place with a roof overhead!"

Ameria argued as Kai seemed to walk around in circles, clearly annoyed herself but unable to speak out her frustrations, the man shaking his head as he merely shrugged.

"You parked it here without asking prices. It's not my fault. The cost has calculated based on supply and demand. We supply the food, water and care for the horses and protection from the guards for all the goods inside."

Ameria stared at the man with disbelief.

"The other vendors cost around a fourth that cost, five hundred or so. So why are you telling me that you are worth four times the price!"

The man shrugged again as he seemed not really to care, almost as if he had already taken the money since the cart was inside the shed.

"Simple, the reason is they are all full right now. You can go to everyone and ask, but most likely you will be back here. If you come back, the price will rise to two thousand five hundred. Again due to the supply and demand as I'm sure other carts will take my offer before you come back."

Ameria stared at the man, almost feeling like she could tear this man's head off. She wanted to shove him into one of the barrels of water and let him drown in it.

Coming through the crowd, a tall woman with a dark Elven man coming through the group, cart behind them as the owner of the shed seemed to smile, planning to add some pressure.

"Oh excellent, another customer. We have only a few more slots left. It's just two thousand gold per cart, and we will provide high tier service."

The male elf seemed annoyed by the price as well as he stared at the man for a brief moment as he was almost willing to fight, Denoth had heard the argument's before, and he decided to ignore it.

Denoth was roughly 6'4 with a thin frame which was quite common for an Elf, tall and thin like a stick with his almost ebony skin colour, two silver eyes with long black hair that went all the way down to his lower back. His face holding a certain charm that all the elves possed, it even made his scowl merely looking rather cute.

The clothes indicating that he was a merchant than anything else, he wore a simple sword with a buckle for other tools on the belt around his waist. The only real defining feature was the large scar down one side which ended at the left ear which seemed almost to have a chunk bitten out of it.

Denoth scowled again as he just moved up with the reigns, sighing as he was going to have to spend such a significant amount on this trip, it was going to eat into his business trip.

"Fine, I'll bite, but I want you to know I'm appalled by this."

The woman near him stepped forward, her smirk growing as she looked at the man, the light of the inn catching them both as the woman stunned everyone, few men drooling just at the site.

The almost six-foot figure, flawless porcelain-like face. She looked Timeless as she had an eternal youth to her kind toned face, long black hair coming down her back, perfectly straight and ebony-like colour. She was a flawless person in body, and her smile sent shivers down anyone's spine. Everyone around became stunned by this exotic beauty as even the owner of the shed stared.

"Mr Jenko. I think you should lower the price."

Her voice held a slight amount of frost that caused everyone to shiver, the warm desert not protecting them against the cold words.

"H... How do you know my name!"

Her movement's provided grace, beauty and power as she stepped up to him, her mouth softly moving as she used her free hand to cover so only her target could hear.

The man's face turned pale as he felt like his body was going to explode in pure shock, his eyes looking to her as he pulled back.

"Demon! How do you know that!"

Her face providing a calm rational as she just stared.

"I think six hundred is a fair price. Since you know supply and demand is a critical aspect."

Her clam smile turned sour as she looked at the man with a cold gaze.

"We both know why you will look after these carts right?"

The man buckled as he got to his knees.

"Six hundred. Please, that is too much, let's do it for free. It's on the house, and I'm sure you will find everything to the best quality and standard!"

Celorian smiled, her eyes looking at him as she looked over to the other group. "Them as well, it's only fair as well after all. We should speed this process up."

The man was white, like a ghost as if he was looking at a demonic fiend trying to eat him right now.

"S... Sure, they are inside already so no problem!"

"Excellent. Denoth put the cart in. I'll be leaving now and remember the advice I gave you."

Denoth nodded his head as he stared at the woman, only a select few could see the fear in his eyes as he watched the woman walk away, the advice still in his mind.

"Time to go to the hot springs."