How about you don't get to that point? You do it in moderation or you don't do it at all. No use in it if you're not going to be able to lift your sword later.
[He sounds more annoyed at the implication of her falling over in exhaustion than anything else he just said. But she makes a decent point, one that gets him to draw up a little, less angry and more serious.]
We'll see. Depends why they were taken, and how desperate this guy is. [He's thumbing through his belt pouch for his own Vision, slipping the fiery little piece of jewelry against his wrist to see just how easy this... "sight" thing worked...]
Livestock's an investment, no matter what kind. But if the birds have really been branded, then our theif can't just be trying to sell them for quick coin. He'd get caught.
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[He sounds more annoyed at the implication of her falling over in exhaustion than anything else he just said. But she makes a decent point, one that gets him to draw up a little, less angry and more serious.]
We'll see. Depends why they were taken, and how desperate this guy is. [He's thumbing through his belt pouch for his own Vision, slipping the fiery little piece of jewelry against his wrist to see just how easy this... "sight" thing worked...]
Livestock's an investment, no matter what kind. But if the birds have really been branded, then our theif can't just be trying to sell them for quick coin. He'd get caught.