12 Greed is universal (1/2)

After observing for a while Harrison did not want to leave the town empty handed so he made his way towards a stall filled with fruit in front what looked like a general store.

He had mixed feelings when he stepped inside. One one hand he didn't have any means of cummunication with the natives but on the other hand if he completely avoided the interaction he would never have means of communicating with them.

'It's good that my appearance is of a teenage kid so I pose no threat to them and I am easily ignored.', he thought to himself.

After the fruits and vegetable filles stalls he came trough a wide door which had big windows on both sides letting in the sunshine, On the windows there was an iron cage made of squares to prevent burglars probably.

As he came in he could see a variety of cheeses on the shelfs and dried meats hanging on the corner. The next shelf had different ropes and farming tools. After that there were some weapon and armour racks.

He saw something like numbers written on each item but he didn't know which numbers they represented. Finally he spotted what he was looking for the most. A shelf filled with books.

As he came forward toward the bookshelf he suddenly noticed he was being watched. A tall plump middle-aged man wearing an appron was looking at him with hostility with half his face being covered by a shelf.

'Old man I could rob you blind if I wanted to and you would have no way of proving it.', he thought to himself as he smiled back at the shopkeeper. Harrison of course did not dare to try putting stuff into his inventory as he did not know what would happen to him even if they had no way of proving he stole the items.

He looked at a few books that looked like they were made for children. Rich parent's children to be exact since no children that lived in mud houses would ever get to see one up close probably. They were filled with illustrations on the covers and he wanted to open them up when he was suddenly grabbed by his shoulder and was shoved towards the door.

It was not gentle but it was by no means hard. As he turned his head he was greeted by the shopkeepers angry stare and he could only smile back. At the door the shopkeeper wiped his hands on the apron like he just touched something disgusting and waited between the door until Harrison went away.

Harrison did go away but he didn't give up hope on getting at least one of those books. He found a quiet place between two houses and took out a dagger from his inventory.

Returning back to the shop he held the dagger in his hand and went back to the bookshelf. The shopkeeper's footsteps were soon heard and when he came around the corner he was greeted with him holding his dagger.

The shopkeeper started yelling as Harrison smiled turned the dagger around holding it by the blade and pointed at the bookshelf.

The shopkeeper's expression changed from anger to bewilderment but he soon figured out that the boy wanted an exchange of goods.

'He is probably a mute and wants to look at the pretty drawings,' he thought.

He raised one finger and said: ”Olk.”

Harrison raised four fingers.

Shopkeeper shook his head raised one finger again and repeated: ”Olk.”

Harrison raised four fingers again and lowered one as he saw the shopkeeper loking at him angrily.

Shopkeeper shook his head again and raised two fingers and said: ”Bolk.”

Bartering skill unlocked.Bartering skill LVL. 1 acquired.Bonus Wisdom +1

'Ohhh. An unexpected bonus. Thank you system.'

Harrison nodded with a smile and pushed the dagger towards him. The shopkeeper took it and weighed it in his hands and tried it's sharpness be running his fingers across it. A smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.