[ He's unsurprised to find him practicing archery; he really should have expected it, in fact. It is one of his major weapons, after all. ]
It is only the news I brought you before, so whether it is good or bad is up to you to decide. But I have brought you the records, and the paralyzing agent - which works quite well on smaller creatures. Obviously it will still need testing on those that are human-sized and larger.
[ As he makes his way over to Matoba, glancing over at those summoned servants, he takes out the invoice book and three vials in a cloth roll. The vials in their housing are neatly sewn so they will not make the telltale sound of glass clinking against glass if they happen to be jostled. ]
As for money...some of the ingredients are difficult to process, and being paid for the service of processing them and giving a share back to the original sellers are lucrative enough arrangements that they are recouping some of the costs. The operation is not exactly paying for itself, but it is less expensive to maintain than I first thought.
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It is only the news I brought you before, so whether it is good or bad is up to you to decide. But I have brought you the records, and the paralyzing agent - which works quite well on smaller creatures. Obviously it will still need testing on those that are human-sized and larger.
[ As he makes his way over to Matoba, glancing over at those summoned servants, he takes out the invoice book and three vials in a cloth roll. The vials in their housing are neatly sewn so they will not make the telltale sound of glass clinking against glass if they happen to be jostled. ]
As for money...some of the ingredients are difficult to process, and being paid for the service of processing them and giving a share back to the original sellers are lucrative enough arrangements that they are recouping some of the costs. The operation is not exactly paying for itself, but it is less expensive to maintain than I first thought.