44 Gift Wrapped Please (1/2)
”Now I'm sure that you can lower the price,” I say. Trying my best to put on a friendly smile.
”Of course, I could lower the price. But what makes ya think, yer gonna get that?” He asks me those eyes of his drawing narrower into a hard line.
It would appear that he really didn't want to budge on the price.
How had I not won him over yet? Was he still angry that I had called him rude, or maybe it was Silvyr that was pissing him off?
A lot of thoughts ran through my head, and I couldn't exactly pinpoint what had ticked the gramps off that bad to drive this hard of a bargain. However, I knew that I would make him drop the price even if it was only a bit.
Twelve thousand gold coins were enough to support a small noble family for a year. Most adventurers that were just starting out wouldn't even make that much if your skilled then, of course, you can make that but even then it was at the risk of your life.
To pay that much for three weapons, indeed, was a hefty price. Most would have stormed out at this point and went and bought a decent weapon at one of the bigger shops for a far cheaper price tag. However, I was not most people!
”Now, I'm sure that we can come to some price agreement,” I say rubbing the back of my head.
”How about eight thousand?” I ask. I'll low balling it, and then he'll hopefully come down a bit on the price.
His eyes darken and he stroke his bread as he looks at me. I don't flinch as those cold eyes run over my face. I wouldn't hesitate!
”Lil lass, my weapons aren't that cheap eleven thousand five hundred gold,” he says shaking his head.
He was only going to knock off five hundred gold? What type of negotiation was that?!
”Really, gramps if you think of me as a lil lass, remember that I don't have deep pockets,” I tell him with a frown.
He snorts and slaps his hand down on the counter, causing the box to all shift a little. Thankfully none of them fall to the ground.
”That Odachi ya have lil lass ain't cheap either, I'm sure your pockets are just fine,” he chortles and I want to slap him.
”It was a gift,” I say with a shrug. The last thing I would do was show him that I was ruffled by what he said.
”Old Man, your charging highway robbery!” Silvyr says as he places his hand on the counter as well.
”What if I am? Huh?” He challenges.
What a headache!
”Nine thousand and five hundred gold, that's my offer gramps take it or leave it,” I tell him flatly.
”Ten thousand and ya have ya self a deal lil lass,” he says extending his hands towards the items that I want.
”Deal,” I tell him with a smile.
”Now what about ya lad? Ya gonna pay up or not?” He says turning towards Silvyr a demonic look in his eyes.
”Four thousand,” Silvyr says.
”Four thousand five hundred, that's my offer for you lad. Take it or leave it,” he says simply leaning back slightly from the counter. A grin already on his face as if he won already.
”I'll take it, gramps,” Silvyr mutters.
”Ah-ha, this is the best business I've had in a while! Would you like them to be gift wrapped?” He asks both of us. He'd flipped scrips as if someone had flipped a light switch. He was now the picture of a salesman.
I felt my mouth twitch. I wanted nothing more than to yell at him, but I held it in!
”The gauntlets you can gift wrap for me,” I say weakly as I began to pull out my card.
”The fans for me,” Silvyr says doing the same as me.
”Coming right up lass, lad!” He says.
He quickly packages back up the wand, and move it underneath the counter. Then he put the tops back onto the boxes and split them up. Putting the pistols and the fans to the right and then my halberd, the marionette and the gauntlets to the left.
Reaching back underneath of the counter he pulls out some simple brown paper, and quickly wraps up the fans for Silvyr and puts them back on top of the not packaged pistols.
He repeats and does the same for the gauntlets. Once he's finished he returns the paperback underneath the counter and then reaches out his hands.
”Ya cards if ya will,” he says grinning. I begrudgingly hand over my card to him and Silvyr does the same.
Silvyr's card's got his name printed in neat letters and the symbol of his house on the front of it, while it was also the color of the forest. While mine is the same just with the symbol of my house printed on it, in the color black.
These are cards that are similar to credit cards from the old world, they just call them bank cards here. The guild, which is the foundation of a lot in this world, that also serves as a bank, it allows you to process money through his cards, transfer deposit and withdraws can all be done with these cards.
It's pretty handy.