„Why wouldn’t it be pleasant for you?“ Lucas wanted to know. „My skin is relatively soft, so your teeth probably wouldn’t break, and you can’t poison yourself, can you?“
As Matthaus assured him that the book could come in handy, the failed squire looked very doubtful. „I don’t even understand what half of the stuff in it means!“ he complained. „It might as well be written in Arumenic – although I’m almost fluent in Arumenic. Maybe it would be better to compare it to the Ancient Tongue then.“
„Do you think I should change my sign?“ he asked thoughtfully. „And add a few nice things? As for the sack of money, I can take care of that – but don’t you dare to take it!“
Even though he’d already come to the decision that the boy’s idea was awesome, Lucas pretended to think about it. He stroke his chin thoughtfully, and then he furrowed his brow and narrowed his eyes, and in the end he grinned and informed him,
„I like it. I like it a lot. Let’s become business partners.“
As Matthaus assured him that the book could come in handy, the failed squire looked very doubtful. „I don’t even understand what half of the stuff in it means!“ he complained. „It might as well be written in Arumenic – although I’m almost fluent in Arumenic. Maybe it would be better to compare it to the Ancient Tongue then.“
„Do you think I should change my sign?“ he asked thoughtfully. „And add a few nice things? As for the sack of money, I can take care of that – but don’t you dare to take it!“
Even though he’d already come to the decision that the boy’s idea was awesome, Lucas pretended to think about it. He stroke his chin thoughtfully, and then he furrowed his brow and narrowed his eyes, and in the end he grinned and informed him,
„I like it. I like it a lot. Let’s become business partners.“
