Chapter 34 Twenty Thousand

Isaac decided to swing by the adventurer’s guild last in order to make sure he actually made it to the rest of the places he needed to go. Their first stop was the Silverstrand Seamstress so they could get all of their new clothes fitted. Isaac figured that starting there would be best as that was the one that he was dreading the most. He knew that they would be there for hours and Jessica did not disappoint. It was almost time for lunch by the time they left with their new clothes stashed in Isaac’s Inventory.

“Okay what’s next?” Isaac asked Lenna.

“Your new armor should be done.” She reminded him. “Clayton might have new information regarding concepts.”

“Let’s go see the armor made from the scales of my favorite dragon.” Isaac directed and started walking in the direction of the Tanner Family Leatherwork.

“Do you know any other dragons?” Lenna asked skeptically.

“No. Why?” Isaac returned.

“You said ‘favorite’. That implies that there are options.” Lenna clarified.

“Implies? Yes. Means that there actually are? No.” Isaac explained. “He can be my favorite even if he is the only one I know.” He looked at her and smirked mischievously. “You were my favorite dark elf before I met any others.”

“Were?” Lenna accused. Isaac’s smirk turned into a full on grin but he otherwise refused to answer. Lenna’s gaze was cold and flat in response to his silence which only made him have to suppress a laugh. Lenna sighed. “What am I going to do with you?”

—

“Nineteen thousand?!” Isaac exclaimed.

“I’m sorry Isaac but that is what he quoted it at.” Mr. Tanner, Hank, had explained.

Isaac ran his hand down his face. “That’s half of the money from our double platinum bounty. Gone. In an instant.” Isaac complained. “What is the shipping cost going to be like?”

Hank smiled. “Now that is reasonable. If you pack it all in a bottomless bag, you can get it delivered there in three to five days, with a high likelihood of it getting there for twenty gold each way.”

Isaac winced. “But a bottomless bag costs six hundred gold.” He replied.

Hank shrugged. “It’s either that or a courier. A courier is going to cost you less now but if you plan on shipping more stuff out to him a bottomless bag will save you a lot in the long run.” He advised.

“Okay, okay.” Isaac complained. “I might as well just make a list and see how much we can get done in one go. How long does he think it’ll take to enchant the armor?”

“Three months for a set like that. Maybe longer.” Hank explained.

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Isaac wrinkled his nose. “Fine.” He sighed. “Well, let’s see it.”

Hank beamed at Isaac and withdrew the armor from behind the counter and held it up for Isaac to see. The blue scales shimmered in the magical lighting, the copper connections between each piece were hidden almost entirely so they were less likely to be damaged accidentally but Isaac could still see a few small exposed sections. The leather was almost entirely hidden by the scales as well. The skirt hung to Isaac’s knees in the front and just above them in the back with a slit almost the entire way up the middle in both the front and the back. The pauldrons were small enough that they would only get in the way if he tried to reach his back and the boots were as light as Hank could make them without compromising integrity too much.

“Perfect.” Isaac grinned back at Hank. The armor was the perfect blend of extremely light and proper coverage. He started unbuckling his armor that he had on to change into the new set right away.

“There’s a room in the back.” Hank chuckled.

After changing into the new set, that had already been paid for, Isaac went through a few fighting stances, practice swings, and some light shadow boxing to get a good feel for the set. “It’s exactly what I wanted.” Isaac complimented.

Hank smiled warmly. “Good. That just means you’ll come back next time you need something right?”

Isaac nodded. “Definitely.” He offered Hank his hand. “Thanks for the great work.”

Hank took the offered hand. “Anytime.”

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Isaac decided to send the armor off to get enchanted right away as the sooner it left the sooner it would be back. Between getting everything ready to get shipped off, finding a caravan to deliver it, and stopping for lunch, Isaac and Lenna had burned through the better part of the day. Clayton wasn’t at the Adventurous Taste when they went to buy another bottomless bag so the stop was quick if a bit awkward as the new hire looked to be even younger than Clayton. ‘Just how young are apprentice wizards?’ Isaac thought to himself but knew better than to voice it aloud.

Now short twenty thousand gold pieces and finished with their errands the pair found their way back into the Adventurers’ Guild. Alice caught them as soon as they entered. “I have something for you!” She called as soon as she noticed the two of them.

The pair approached her receptionist desk. “How are you feeling?” Lenna asked.

Alice tilted her head to the side for a moment in question. “Oh!” She exclaimed once she realized why Lenna had asked. “She is doing fine. She was fine by the time she got home. We have had to deal with worse adventurers than that ass upstairs.” She explained.

Isaac chuckled at her explanation of Fen but Lenna only smiled slightly before responding. “That’s good.” She told the girl.

“She was trying to explain the grand mage battle that went on in the hallway but I couldn’t follow it.” Alecia said with a smile. “It’s a shame I wasn’t there to witness it.” Her eyebrows shot up. “Oh! Yes. That was one of the things I have for you. The receipt for the repairs.” She pulled out a slip of paper.

“Five thousand gold?!” Isaac exclaimed. “For lamps!”

Alecia shrugged. “If it makes you feel any better it was only four thousand five hundred for the lamp repairs and replacements. The other five hundred was for the rug and repairs to the old wood floors and walls.”

Isaac gave her a flat look. “It does not.”

She shrugged again before handing him another receipt. “Well then this one is going to be worse.” She explained.

Isaac stared at the paper that was now in his hands and took a few long deep breaths once he was finished reading it. “Izen better know that I am going to charge him an arm and a leg for every single scrap that comes out of Jala and her research.” Was Isaac’s response.

Lenna looked over his shoulder and began reading. She stopped once she saw: “Twenty thousand gold coins for the first level of Jala L’Vore’s inverted tower.” Lenna read aloud. “So we have five thousand left from that bounty already.”

Isaac shook his head. “Four thousand because we had silver throwing spikes made that Stan will send to Hank’s enchanter. Those were five hundred a piece, with Stan offering to send it with other stuff that he needs enchanting to ship it for free.”

Lenna sighed. “I guess your mansion will have to wait a bit longer.” She told him with a hand on his shoulder comfortingly.

Isaac tossed the paper back onto the counter with a frown. “Speaking of L’Vore, how are they?” Isaac asked Alecia.

She shrugged. “He’s chained up like a bank wagon but she seems to be doing fine. Every now and then she’ll ring a bell that rings down here and makes me get her more books from the library or send up food. She has a short range telepathy spell but apparently the guards got… irritable… when she tried to use it yesterday.” Alecia explained.

“Well at least they aren’t causing any more problems.” Isaac said more to himself than the other two. He looked over at Lenna. “Should we go check on them?” He asked.

Lenna gave him a long searching look. “If you want to.” She replied.

Isaac narrowed his eyes at her. “What does that mean?”

Lenna shook her head slightly. “I just don’t want you getting into a fight again.”

Isaac looked at her like she was crazy. “Alecia just said he’s all chained up. And besides, I beat him twice already, you really think he is gonna pick another fight right away?”