Limits.

After a few days of working and waiting, Lazar came by to the tavern, and told me to meet with Harlin and the officials . I followed him to the meeting place, which was at the Upper part of Olrad . The guards didn"t question me or Lazar, when we went through a checkpoint . We arrived in front of a large building, the same building that could be seen from pretty much any location in Olrad .

He said "Go in, someone will take you to the meeting . I will wait here for you, and escort you back when the meeting is done" . I nodded my head, and entered . Inside, I noticed that the design was much different, compared with other buildings from the Lower part of Olrad . Not only the interior was lavish, but it was clean . Clean in a sense of whiteness, to the point it was glaring . I saw another Lizard, standing in a large reception area . "He seems to be waiting for me" I thought, and walked towards him .

When I stood in front of the Lizard, he said "I"ve been waiting for you . We will head straight to the meeting . Follow me" . I nodded my head, and followed after the Lizard . I thought about asking some questions, but then I figured that, the Lizards inside that meeting room, would be much more informed .

We soon arrived at the large door, where he stopped and said "This is the place of the meeting . You can continue through this door alone . I will wait for you outside" . I again nodded my head, and entered through the door . The room behind, was very s.p.a.cious . There was a large table in the middle, with chairs surrounding it . On the sides, there were some bookcases, as well as sofas and other comfortable chairs .

There were couple of Lizards dressed differently inside that room . Not only were those Lizards dressed differently, their colour was black, with golden stripes on some of their body parts . Harlin was also there, but dressed in his usual attire . He came forwards and said "Have a seat, the Members of Royal Family, will discuss the trade deal with you" . I nodded my head and sat down . "This explains why they look so different . It"s because those Lizards are part of the Royal Family" I thought . Harlin took a seat next to me, while other Lizards sat in front of us .

One of the three Royal Lizard, started the conversation . "We heard about your ordeals, inside the Vulture Cliffs . We are really impressed, by that weapon of yours . To be able to destroy such an army, this is a weapon anyone would like to get their hands on . Can you show us that weapon?" . I nodded my head, and said "I can show you here, because the quant.i.ty I will use, will be small" .

I retrieved about a handful of the Yellow Dust from my bag, and then placed it on top of the table . The Lizards inside the room were stunned, and confused . No surprise, anyone would be, when someone claimed to have a destructive weapon, and then took out some yellow powder . I explained "Yes, this is it, and before you judge, have a look" . I took out a torch, and lit it . When I placed the torch on the Yellow Dust, "Boom" . A small explosion sounded inside the room .

I could then see astonishment, on all Lizards faces . They couldn"t believe what they saw, and none of them spoke for a while . I decided to interrupt the silence, and said "This is of course a small quant.i.ty . With a few kilograms of this stuff, I could blow up this room and anyone inside . This Yellow Dust doesn"t spoil, as far as I"m aware . So you can keep it for a long time, before you decide to use it" .

One of the Lizards asked "How much of that do you have?" . I said "I have enough to sell you . I would like to know your price and the amount you want" . The three Lizards talked with each other for a while, then turned towards me . One of them said "We of course would like to buy all of it, but we understand that you want to keep some of it for yourself" . Then another Lizard continued "We heard that you require a lot of Iron Spider Thread . What is the amount that you require?" .

I responded "50 metres" . They were visibly shocked . Again, anyone would be, when they head that kind of amount . I then continued "I also want ten lengths of that thread, which measure 5 metres . In other words, ten threads, each 5 metres in length" . They started discussing again, while I could see Harlin sweating buckets . I knew that there was a possibility, of them trying to forcefully take away my Yellow Dust . I wasn"t weak thought, and the fact that I was in possession of that dust, would also deter them from making such moves .

After much deliberations, one of the Lizards said "We will provide you with the thread, in exchange for 80 kilograms of this dust" . I thought for a while, and said "This is not a bad offer, but I think my dust is worth much more, than money can offer . I will give you 60 kilograms, in exchange for the thread" . They discussed that for a while again, then one of them said "We understand that it is a great weapon, but we can"t go lower than 70 kilograms" .

"I was prepared to give them ⅓ of what I had, but I even managed to give away much less, than I was prepared . This is already great, but I can"t accept it that easily" I thought, then said "If you throw in some materials to make Azurite Ingots, we have a deal" . The didn"t even discuss that, and said in unison "We have a deal" . They told me that, they will need to go back to Arangard, collect the thread and come back here . It would take them couple of days . Before they left, I asked a question, that bothered me for a long time . "How strong is the thread?" .

One of the Lizards said "Very strong, that is why it"s so rare . You would need a very good blade, from very good material, and a lot of strength in order to cut it" . I nodded my head in satisfaction, and said my goodbyes . I also returned by following the Lizard that stood behind the doors, and then Lazar outside the building . Lazar asked me a few questions, and I simply answered that I made a deal .

Although the Royal Lizards asked me, if I wanted to stay in the Upper part of Olrad, I declined . I wanted to freely go to workshop and the tavern, whenever I wanted . I also had those things close by, when I stayed in the Lower part of Olrad . I later split up with Lazar, then went to workshop and did some work . "I still need to practice my dagger smithing . Besides, smithing is a good training for my body as well" I thought .After a few days of working and waiting, Lazar came by to the tavern, and told me to meet with Harlin and the officials . I followed him to the meeting place, which was at the Upper part of Olrad . The guards didnt question me or Lazar, when we went through a checkpoint . We arrived in front of a large building, the same building that could be seen from pretty much any location in Olrad . He said Go in, someone will take you to the meeting . I will wait here for you, and escort you back when the meeting is done . I nodded my head, and entered . Inside, I noticed that the design was much different, compared with other buildings from the Lower part of Olrad . Not only the interior was lavish, but it was clean . Clean in a sense of whiteness, to the point it was glaring . I saw another Lizard, standing in a large reception area . He seems to be waiting for me I thought, and walked towards him . When I stood in front of the Lizard, he said Ive been waiting for you . We will head straight to the meeting . Follow me . I nodded my head, and followed after the Lizard . I thought about asking some questions, but then I figured that, the Lizards inside that meeting room, would be much more informed . We soon arrived at the large door, where he stopped and said This is the place of the meeting . You can continue through this door alone . I will wait for you outside . I again nodded my head, and entered through the door . The room behind, was very s.p.a.cious . There was a large table in the middle, with chairs surrounding it . On the sides, there were some bookcases, as well as sofas and other comfortable chairs . There were couple of Lizards dressed differently inside that room . Not only were those Lizards dressed differently, their colour was black, with golden stripes on some of their body parts . Harlin was also there, but dressed in his usual attire . He came forwards and said Have a seat, the Members of Royal Family, will discuss the trade deal with you . I nodded my head and sat down . This explains why they look so different . Its because those Lizards are part of the Royal Family I thought . Harlin took a seat next to me, while other Lizards sat in front of us . One of the three Royal Lizard, started the conversation . We heard about your ordeals, inside the Vulture Cliffs . We are really impressed, by that weapon of yours . To be able to destroy such an army, this is a weapon anyone would like to get their hands on . Can you show us that weapon? . I nodded my head, and said I can show you here, because the quant.i.ty I will use, will be small . I retrieved about a handful of the Yellow Dust from my bag, and then placed it on top of the table . The Lizards inside the room were stunned, and confused . No surprise, anyone would be, when someone claimed to have a destructive weapon, and then took out some yellow powder . I explained Yes, this is it, and before you judge, have a look . I took out a torch, and lit it . When I placed the torch on the Yellow Dust, Boom . A small explosion sounded inside the room I could then see astonishment, on all Lizards faces . They couldnt believe what they saw, and none of them spoke for a while . I decided to interrupt the silence, and said This is of course a small quant.i.ty . With a few kilograms of this stuff, I could blow up this room and anyone inside . This Yellow Dust doesnt spoil, as far as Im aware . So you can keep it for a long time, before you decide to use it . One of the Lizards asked How much of that do you have? . I said I have enough to sell you . I would like to know your price and the amount you want . The three Lizards talked with each other for a while, then turned towards me . One of them said We of course would like to buy all of it, but we understand that you want to keep some of it for yourself . Then another Lizard continued We heard that you require a lot of Iron Spider Thread . What is the amount that you require? . I responded 50 metres . They were visibly shocked . Again, anyone would be, when they head that kind of amount . I then continued I also want ten lengths of that thread, which measure 5 metres . In other words, ten threads, each 5 metres in length . They started discussing again, while I could see Harlin sweating buckets . I knew that there was a possibility, of them trying to forcefully take away my Yellow Dust . I wasnt weak thought, and the fact that I was in possession of that dust, would also deter them from making such moves . After much deliberations, one of the Lizards said We will provide you with the thread, in exchange for 80 kilograms of this dust . I thought for a while, and said This is not a bad offer, but I think my dust is worth much more, than money can offer . I will give you 60 kilograms, in exchange for the thread . They discussed that for a while again, then one of them said We understand that it is a great weapon, but we cant go lower than 70 kilograms . I was prepared to give them ⅓ of what I had, but I even managed to give away much less, than I was prepared . This is already great, but I cant accept it that easily I thought, then said If you throw in some materials to make Azurite Ingots, we have a deal . The didnt even discuss that, and said in unison We have a deal . They told me that, they will need to go back to Arangard, collect the thread and come back here . It would take them couple of days . Before they left, I asked a question, that bothered me for a long time . How strong is the thread? . One of the Lizards said Very strong, that is why its so rare . You would need a very good blade, from very good material, and a lot of strength in order to cut it . I nodded my head in satisfaction, and said my goodbyes . I also returned by following the Lizard that stood behind the doors, and then Lazar outside the building . Lazar asked me a few questions, and I simply answered that I made a deal . Although the Royal Lizards asked me, if I wanted to stay in the Upper part of Olrad, I declined . I wanted to freely go to workshop and the tavern, whenever I wanted . I also had those things close by, when I stayed in the Lower part of Olrad . I later split up with Lazar, then went to workshop and did some work . I still need to practice my dagger smithing . Besides, smithing is a good training for my body as well I thought .