“Leaving tonight? Master, stay a few more days!”
“Why so soon?”
The crowd’s voices were tinged with panic. Skyreach City rarely saw an appraiser of this caliber.
“I have other matters to attend to,” Morgan Yates said, brows lifting. His tone carried the calm authority of someone beyond reach. “But… I’ll increase the number of appraisals today from five to ten. Appraising drains my strength ten is my limit.”
“Master, I’ll pay you double for your pick!” someone shouted.
“Same here!”
Shouts of offers and promises rippled through the crowd.
“Hmph.” Morgan Yates swept his sleeve, cutting them off. “I didn’t learn appraisal for money. If I wanted gold, I’d simply buy treasures myself and sell them. I do this because your warmth moved me wealth is fleeting, friendship priceless. If you ins
