Stories tagged “merchant”
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Serviceable Blade
“Not much to look at, is it?” the young man scoffed at the blade, roughly made and without ornamentation. “It’s serviceable is what it is,” corrected the merchant, “Blade on one side for slicing, teeth on the back fo...
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Wolves of Paris
He wore a heavily pleated short doublet that marked him as a member of the nobility—or the rich merchant class, at least. But though the nearby poor were scandalized by his presence in their quarter, they were much more concerned by the scarlet blood...