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<span class="mu-b">“Hail, barkeeper! I heard there was one here who sought fortune and glory in the mines above!”</span>
“Pfft- You mean actually going up there, to the <span class="mu-i">Mountain</span>? Surely you jest.”
<span class="mu-b">”No, I do not.”</span>
“Well, I suppose you aren't the first to go up there...and the few that have returned have brought me treasures and riches. But remember this; only <span class="mu-i">few</span> return. If you're sure, there is a sellsword here. He's just over on that side of the tavern- right there.”
With a point, the barkeeper directed Jonathon to the mysterious stranger, but getting closer he found nobody. Curiously, he was a great sword unattended by a very large shell- like the one a snail would wear. Suddenly, it unfurled and up came a big, slimy mass beneath.
<span class="mu-b">”Woah! You're not a human!”</span>
The creature nodded its head. Then, it made a motion with its fingers, slowly but surely, conveying some kind of message. Elly had joined Jonathon at this point, and he looked to her with a silent plea. She shook her head; she did not understand this finger language.
<span class="mu-b">“I suppose slugs can't talk.”</span>
Suddenly, the large snail looked taken aback. It put its hands on its hips, looking down at Jonathon with an intense expression, filling up his view with its size. Elly put her hand on Jonathon's side.
“Jon... I do not know much about the 'pode people, but calling one a slug is a grave insult. It means one without a shell to them; which is a great mark of shame. It is the same as calling a human an outcast or a beggar. You should apologize and we should hire it to come with us!"
>Apologize and attempt to hire the Snailman
>Save the money and use it to buy better equipment
