Written By Mattheu
Jan. 11, 2024, 1:28 a.m.(7/13/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
there was a scarf, hair bells, and cookies.
It was a good roll withing the mud. laughter and friendship was found
It was a good roll withing the mud. laughter and friendship was found
Written By Lianne
Dec. 31, 2023, 10:26 p.m.(6/21/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Lady Jan does have a remarkable talent for descriptive language.
I'm grateful. Both for her fervor and for your aid.
I'm grateful. Both for her fervor and for your aid.
Written By Caspian
Dec. 20, 2023, 1:53 p.m.(5/26/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
In a realm of shadows and whispers untold,
Lived a big man named Jeffeth, brave and bold.
With friends in tow, through the mist they'd roam,
Hunting a ghost, far from their home.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
No ordinary moose, but a creature so rare,
White as the snow, with a chilling stare.
Red eyes gleaming, a spectral delight,
Crashing into the glen, causing a fright.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
Snorting and huffing, the moose made its stand,
Charging at the group, across the land.
Spears, bows, and knives, they brandished high,
As they scrambled away, beneath the sky.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
In the chaos and fray, Jeffeth took command,
He saw what was needed, a plan so grand.
Raising his hand, with a gleam in his eye,
A godly smackdown, as the moose drew nigh.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
The slap was so mighty, it echoed with glee,
The moose laid low, from the godly decree.
Yet, such was the force, with a twist of fate,
Jeffeth's own hand slapped him, oh, what a state!
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
So ends the tale of Jeffeth so grand,
In a haunted glen, in a distant land.
A moose mistaken for a ghostly deer,
A godly smackdown, that's Jeffeth's frontier!
Lived a big man named Jeffeth, brave and bold.
With friends in tow, through the mist they'd roam,
Hunting a ghost, far from their home.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
No ordinary moose, but a creature so rare,
White as the snow, with a chilling stare.
Red eyes gleaming, a spectral delight,
Crashing into the glen, causing a fright.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
Snorting and huffing, the moose made its stand,
Charging at the group, across the land.
Spears, bows, and knives, they brandished high,
As they scrambled away, beneath the sky.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
In the chaos and fray, Jeffeth took command,
He saw what was needed, a plan so grand.
Raising his hand, with a gleam in his eye,
A godly smackdown, as the moose drew nigh.
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
The slap was so mighty, it echoed with glee,
The moose laid low, from the godly decree.
Yet, such was the force, with a twist of fate,
Jeffeth's own hand slapped him, oh, what a state!
Oh, Jeffeth and friends, with courage so true,
Seeking a specter, a ghostly hue.
But what they found in the glen empty and mild,
Was a moose, not a ghost, untamed and wild!
So ends the tale of Jeffeth so grand,
In a haunted glen, in a distant land.
A moose mistaken for a ghostly deer,
A godly smackdown, that's Jeffeth's frontier!
Written By Mattheu
Dec. 17, 2023, 7:20 p.m.(5/21/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Its been awhile since I've had chance to have a sparring partner which has left me as drunk and filled with laugh as Sir Jeffeth. The man fought bravely and well.
We should all be so lucky to have such a man fighting within the Compact. That we can stand side by side, aside from any duels where there is some performance within each punch.
We should all be so lucky to have such a man fighting within the Compact. That we can stand side by side, aside from any duels where there is some performance within each punch.
Written By Eithne
Sept. 27, 2020, 7:45 p.m.(2/8/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Thank you for letting me act a fool while testing your bull helm. It definitely looks better on you. I'm exceptionally proud of the work my apprentices and staffers did on your armor while I was away. Always wear it in good health, my friend.
Written By Arianna
March 23, 2020, 1:56 p.m.(12/23/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Let me make this quite clear for anyone who can't follow what Grandmaster Jeffeth Bayweather has just done with his Challenge. By naming Lord Oberion Thornweave as his Champion he has stated in no uncertain terms that he entrusts his honor, and by extension that of the Knights of Solace and the Faith of the Pantheon, into the hands of a vile, Shav'arvani chieftain who is wanted in Telmar lands for the mass murder of the Compact's citizens.
He has not only stated through this action that he doesn't believe a single member of the Champion's guild OR the Compact is worthy of defending his honor but he has entrusted it and his reputation on a war criminal. This doesn't speak well of the Grandmaster, his order, his mentors in the Faith or the Faith Militant at all. This is an atrocity of the highest order when it comes to our great civilization which is an honor based society.
Do I think he or the Faith will suffer consequences for this? Absolutely not.
Am I afraid to face this war criminal here in the great city of Arx to resolve such a petty issue? Absolutely fucking not.
I eagerly await the resolution of this and will continue to levy every asset, word, resource and ally at my disposal to disperse the nepotism that corrupts our Church. We of Pravus do not turn a blind eye to the rot that festers. Let that be known.
He has not only stated through this action that he doesn't believe a single member of the Champion's guild OR the Compact is worthy of defending his honor but he has entrusted it and his reputation on a war criminal. This doesn't speak well of the Grandmaster, his order, his mentors in the Faith or the Faith Militant at all. This is an atrocity of the highest order when it comes to our great civilization which is an honor based society.
Do I think he or the Faith will suffer consequences for this? Absolutely not.
Am I afraid to face this war criminal here in the great city of Arx to resolve such a petty issue? Absolutely fucking not.
I eagerly await the resolution of this and will continue to levy every asset, word, resource and ally at my disposal to disperse the nepotism that corrupts our Church. We of Pravus do not turn a blind eye to the rot that festers. Let that be known.
Written By Baelor
Feb. 2, 2020, 11:40 p.m.(9.179774718915343/11.06738425925926/1012.6816478932429 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
No.
Written By Anisha
Jan. 24, 2020, 12:13 a.m.(8.467693039021164/20.190810185185185/1012.6223077532518 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
I have been reminded of why I do not often write in the Whites, preferring to keep my thoughts scribed in Black and kept away. But I have determined to do better, and in more than one way, I shall.
I wrote about a dramatic fight in the Training Center before. A spar, willingly entered into by both parties. A remarkable feat of endurance by a woman chosing to test herself against one of the finest Arx has to offer in the field of martial combat.
Sir Jeffeth Bayweather is an intriguing figure, coming from humble origins, raised in the Tragedy, he has devoted his life to the Knights of Solace. Indeed, the two are fairly synonymous in Arx these days.
So I will say this: Sir Jeffeth Bayweather respects people. When they come at him, he gives them exactly what they ask for. He was the winner of the bout, and he worked for it - taking cuts and providing a worthy opponent for Messere Qadira. And when the battle was ended, he showed concern and care for her, same as any other. It was clear to me that this was a match between two warriors, testing themselves, and if I have given any impression to the contrary, I am deeply sorry.
Gloria would have looked upon the clash between Sir Jeffeth Bayweather and Qadira Thorne with pride, and they are both the better for having had it.
I wrote about a dramatic fight in the Training Center before. A spar, willingly entered into by both parties. A remarkable feat of endurance by a woman chosing to test herself against one of the finest Arx has to offer in the field of martial combat.
Sir Jeffeth Bayweather is an intriguing figure, coming from humble origins, raised in the Tragedy, he has devoted his life to the Knights of Solace. Indeed, the two are fairly synonymous in Arx these days.
So I will say this: Sir Jeffeth Bayweather respects people. When they come at him, he gives them exactly what they ask for. He was the winner of the bout, and he worked for it - taking cuts and providing a worthy opponent for Messere Qadira. And when the battle was ended, he showed concern and care for her, same as any other. It was clear to me that this was a match between two warriors, testing themselves, and if I have given any impression to the contrary, I am deeply sorry.
Gloria would have looked upon the clash between Sir Jeffeth Bayweather and Qadira Thorne with pride, and they are both the better for having had it.
Written By Caith
Dec. 8, 2019, 8:53 p.m.(5/5/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
I wish that person had listened to you.
The truth is, you can warn people. You can give them advice. You can express your concerns. But at some point, one must accept: their choices are their own so the consequences of their actions -- good or bad -- belong to them.
It doesn't lessen your sorrow, though, to watch someone destroy themself. It makes one feel so helpless.
The truth is, you can warn people. You can give them advice. You can express your concerns. But at some point, one must accept: their choices are their own so the consequences of their actions -- good or bad -- belong to them.
It doesn't lessen your sorrow, though, to watch someone destroy themself. It makes one feel so helpless.
Written By Esme
Oct. 20, 2019, 11:59 p.m.(1/19/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
That is all
That is all
Written By Preston
Oct. 7, 2019, 9:02 a.m.(12/20/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Dame Thena's guidance I'm sure will be missed - though I am certain the Solace will have an able commander in her whenever she is needed. I am also confident that though no doubt he will be different to Dame Thena, as Dame Thena and I were different to those Grandmasters who came before us, Sir Jeffeth will give all that he is to ensuring the success of the Knights of Solace and fighting for the Gods. It is that commitment that is consistent across the Grandmasters of the two orders, and which is so necessary.
Written By Shard
July 8, 2019, 6:22 a.m.(6/5/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
From what I heard, it was more like Skald got saddled with wolves whether he liked them or not. But Skald and Wolf are very similar in some ways, if you hear enough stories.
Written By Bree
June 30, 2019, 11:44 p.m.(5/18/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
What a fantastic welcome back to the city. Whenever I'm out on the road, I imagine what stories I'll have for Jeffeth when I get back. He certainly beat me on stories this time, though. The purpled bruise looks pretty awesome. I'll have to try harder on my next mission so I can wow him with a tale.
Written By Aureth
April 9, 2019, 10:34 p.m.(11/22/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
For his service as an aid to the wounded, Jeffeth Bayweather is to be commended.
I hope it is not a skill of his I will require again anytime soon. I think he may still be grieved that I did not allow him to fling me over his shoulder like an unusually sparkly potato sack.
I'm not as young as I used to be but I'm told that, contrary to my whining on the day, my knee should heal given time and an absence of nonsense. Apparently I am not supposed to hike all over for a few days but instead take carriages and so on when going about.
I hope it is not a skill of his I will require again anytime soon. I think he may still be grieved that I did not allow him to fling me over his shoulder like an unusually sparkly potato sack.
I'm not as young as I used to be but I'm told that, contrary to my whining on the day, my knee should heal given time and an absence of nonsense. Apparently I am not supposed to hike all over for a few days but instead take carriages and so on when going about.
Written By Dante
March 30, 2019, 7:23 p.m.(11/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Next time someone finds me charging a mountain, they are welcome to question my sanity.
I regret nothing, it was well fought!
I regret nothing, it was well fought!
Written By Michael
March 30, 2019, 2:18 a.m.(11/1/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
A man being touted as generous is unlikely to quibble over twenty thousand silver while negotiating for what is supposed to be his second or third piece of the metal. This is troubling news.
Written By Thena
March 29, 2019, 3:14 p.m.(10/28/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Anyone who thinks my second-in-command (that's Voice for those who might find the military title confusing) Sir Jeffeth Bayweather is insincere has either not bothered to put in any effort to get to know him or gets some bizarre enjoyment from being willfully obtuse.
Written By Josephine
March 28, 2019, 10:39 p.m.(10/26/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Whether you meant to or not, it's far too late and each apology you layer upon the other does little to increase any sincerity.
Get yourself to a Whisper boy, not to the nearest station to write a white. I'm not interested in any more apologies no more so than I was interested in the first one. You want to make it up? Go learn a little at the hand of Bliss Whisper. She learned how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse and match it to every outfit and set of jewelry. You ask her to explain to you how it looks when you try to knocked down twenty thousand silver and claiming that you are poor in coin as you are trying to get Alaricite, while wearing and wielding Diamondplate, Alaricite and Star Iron. When I have your names in my ledgers buying Alaricite and diamond plate in the past and nary a complaint about the price before.
I do not need nor want anymore of your apologies. Actions boy, not words. Actions got you to Knight commander, not pretty words for the benefit of all to see in the whites. What you wrote may not be what you intended but it is what was reflected and portrayed. A braying boy who tried to guilt and boss an old woman into selling her ingot of metal for prices that you felt better suited your sensibilities, as opposed to what they were actually worth.
In fact, as I write this from my forge, I have an idea to prove your sincerity and sorrow at your folly. Go spend an hour or two or even three within someone forge or shop. Find someone willing to let you swing their hammer, or pass some needles through fabric, or mix some scents, work with some wood. Go spend a few days sweltering over a forge to make something, or spent a few hours in the market with Master Gilroy since he took pity on you and your damp eyes, and see how easy it is to procure goods at a price that allows you to pass on savings to the customer but still make money. Gain appreciation for what you wear upon your body, and cart about with you, or sit upon, sleep upon, eat and drink.
Then go spend a few hours within Gild's shrine and thank him for our marketplace and the people in it that allow you the privilege of procuring these goods at below market, to serve Gild as you do and how you do. Go to Jayus and thank him for the inspiration that is bestowed upon those who will fashion your Alaricite into something beautiful and inspiring upon the battlefield. Go then to Gloria and thank her for the opportunity that she affords you, to wield the inevitable weapon that Alaricite will be, or armor, into battle and that it protect you and afford you the opportunity to return home to those you call brothers and sisters. Go to the Queen of Endings and thank her for this turn upon the wheel and for granting you this chance at life to do what you do so well. To Lagoma, and offer thanks for the countless Mercies who heal you and the opportunity for growth that this incident will and does afford you. To change, for the better.
Go then to the Shrine of the First Choice, and thank Skald for the choices that you have in the market, and Vellichor for the knowledge that allows countless smiths and crafters to do what they do from knowledge that has passed on. Visit all the gods for a few hours and reflect.
Then when you're done. When you've shown contrition that would make even Sentinel nod in approval, go collect charcoal from Lagoma's shrine and deliver it to the crafters who work hard. So that they make take the change that has visited upon the bright lady's shrine and use it in their forges and fires, to make beautiful things and find encouragement and spread the faith's light across the city.
Then, and only then Sir Bayweather, will I accept your apology. That and when a Whisper tells me that you've learned your lesson and won't be casually tossing about how you can get something cheaper from somewhere else like it was last weeks stockings.
I tell you what boy. Have them send the bill to me, since you apparently are a pauper. I'll cover that bill out of the kindness of my heart.
Get yourself to a Whisper boy, not to the nearest station to write a white. I'm not interested in any more apologies no more so than I was interested in the first one. You want to make it up? Go learn a little at the hand of Bliss Whisper. She learned how to turn a sows ear into a silk purse and match it to every outfit and set of jewelry. You ask her to explain to you how it looks when you try to knocked down twenty thousand silver and claiming that you are poor in coin as you are trying to get Alaricite, while wearing and wielding Diamondplate, Alaricite and Star Iron. When I have your names in my ledgers buying Alaricite and diamond plate in the past and nary a complaint about the price before.
I do not need nor want anymore of your apologies. Actions boy, not words. Actions got you to Knight commander, not pretty words for the benefit of all to see in the whites. What you wrote may not be what you intended but it is what was reflected and portrayed. A braying boy who tried to guilt and boss an old woman into selling her ingot of metal for prices that you felt better suited your sensibilities, as opposed to what they were actually worth.
In fact, as I write this from my forge, I have an idea to prove your sincerity and sorrow at your folly. Go spend an hour or two or even three within someone forge or shop. Find someone willing to let you swing their hammer, or pass some needles through fabric, or mix some scents, work with some wood. Go spend a few days sweltering over a forge to make something, or spent a few hours in the market with Master Gilroy since he took pity on you and your damp eyes, and see how easy it is to procure goods at a price that allows you to pass on savings to the customer but still make money. Gain appreciation for what you wear upon your body, and cart about with you, or sit upon, sleep upon, eat and drink.
Then go spend a few hours within Gild's shrine and thank him for our marketplace and the people in it that allow you the privilege of procuring these goods at below market, to serve Gild as you do and how you do. Go to Jayus and thank him for the inspiration that is bestowed upon those who will fashion your Alaricite into something beautiful and inspiring upon the battlefield. Go then to Gloria and thank her for the opportunity that she affords you, to wield the inevitable weapon that Alaricite will be, or armor, into battle and that it protect you and afford you the opportunity to return home to those you call brothers and sisters. Go to the Queen of Endings and thank her for this turn upon the wheel and for granting you this chance at life to do what you do so well. To Lagoma, and offer thanks for the countless Mercies who heal you and the opportunity for growth that this incident will and does afford you. To change, for the better.
Go then to the Shrine of the First Choice, and thank Skald for the choices that you have in the market, and Vellichor for the knowledge that allows countless smiths and crafters to do what they do from knowledge that has passed on. Visit all the gods for a few hours and reflect.
Then when you're done. When you've shown contrition that would make even Sentinel nod in approval, go collect charcoal from Lagoma's shrine and deliver it to the crafters who work hard. So that they make take the change that has visited upon the bright lady's shrine and use it in their forges and fires, to make beautiful things and find encouragement and spread the faith's light across the city.
Then, and only then Sir Bayweather, will I accept your apology. That and when a Whisper tells me that you've learned your lesson and won't be casually tossing about how you can get something cheaper from somewhere else like it was last weeks stockings.
I tell you what boy. Have them send the bill to me, since you apparently are a pauper. I'll cover that bill out of the kindness of my heart.
Written By Gilroy
March 28, 2019, 8:27 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Fucking hell, man.
Send me a messenger. We can figure out something to get you some damn alaricite.
Send me a messenger. We can figure out something to get you some damn alaricite.
Written By Josephine
March 28, 2019, 2:03 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Sir Jeffeth Bayweather,
The fact of the matter is thus. You wished me to reduce the price of a piece of Alaricite from two hundred and twenty thousand to two hundred thousand, and then to see to garnering my services to gather more Alaricite and for at vastly cheaper prices. I politely rejected your request, stating that I needed to make profit off the metal in question and that the price was set at two hundred and twenty. I do run a business after all and I do have to make a profit, no matter how small and at two hundred thousand, it would be a pittance of a profit.
You error and egregious at that was to counter the firm price with a statement that your brother, Sir Andry Bayweather to whom I have worked with repeatedly on occasion within the market and to on commissions, gets them for far cheaper than that and still makes a profit. That perhaps we do not know the same merchants. The insinuation in this, dear boy, for you are a boy still to me, is that I should have sold you that piece of Alaricite for the price you wanted it for, and subsequent pieces for cheaper and forgo a profit. Because your brother has sold previous bars to you for far cheaper. Because you have coin in hand.
We are not family nor are we friends. Sir Jeffeth, Knight Commander of the Knights of Solace. You were potentially a client, I am a jeweler of the highest order in this city and in this compact. My time is money, my skill whether it is sweet talking a vendor down to a reasonable cost - and two hundred and twenty thousand is far superior a price to the three hundred thousand that you would have to pay if you spoke to them yourself - or fashioning that metal into a pretty bauble, has worth. So much worth.
Now, if you had not replied with such callous disregard for my time, my skill and my experience by stating that you could so easily get the pieces from your brother and with that, that your brother was superior, even after I offered to take resources in trade as well, I would have offered to let you split the payment up in two like I have done for others, or had the ingot on credit with payment over time. I would presume that one such as you would be trustworthy enough to take it on credit and pay it off in a timely manner.
But the subsequent letters did not come off as truly apologetic. They came off as someone called out on boorish behavior, disrespectful who got caught trying to throw his weight around and was trying to pass it off as nothing. Oh goodness indeed. Oh goodness repeatedly. What your brother, as I said in a letter, gave you is called the friends or family price. In which you sell it to friends or family at cost, or even at a loss, because they are family. Rarely, is such done for strangers. Most certainly not for something that can take a great deal of time to get a perfect and unflawed piece of rare metal.
My suggestion Sir Bayweather, is to seek out one of the cities beloved Whispers, and perhaps with regards to your elevated station and responsibility, you might seek out how better to express yourself as you have so confessed to being poorly educated in the nuances of. I might recommend the lovely Radiant Bliss, the most lovely Juniper Whisper to whom I personally endorse, or even the former Radiant, Selene. Should you find that you don't wish to burden those experts, that you seek out the Marquessa Samantha Deepwood, or the Baroness Regent Lucita Saik or any other of the noble rank who are known for their skills in not offending those that they wish to treat with and choose their words with caution. But word of advice. Do not quibble over their prices, do not tell them that you could get the lessons cheaper from the Empyrean. It might not go over so well either.
Rest assured, in a few weeks I will likely be over this, I don't treat my grudges like pets and water and feed them. Ina few weeks I will have removed your name from the lists behind the cases of those who are not permitted entry or the privilege of purchasing my works that I have spent a lifetime learning to create. In a few weeks, Sir Bayweather, perhaps your brother will return from where I have no doubt, he is doing his knightly duties and he can procure for you, those precious ingots and at the price more agreeable with your pockets.
Or, you can simply procure the ingot already up on the brokerage, at the price that I have set it for. Or the price that others have set it for. The price that our time, our skill and our experience have deemed it worth selling for. For those of us who spend our time bringing you and others cheaper goods, are well worth the price that we mark it at.
Or you can simply procure it from the market at full price. Your choice either way.
The fact of the matter is thus. You wished me to reduce the price of a piece of Alaricite from two hundred and twenty thousand to two hundred thousand, and then to see to garnering my services to gather more Alaricite and for at vastly cheaper prices. I politely rejected your request, stating that I needed to make profit off the metal in question and that the price was set at two hundred and twenty. I do run a business after all and I do have to make a profit, no matter how small and at two hundred thousand, it would be a pittance of a profit.
You error and egregious at that was to counter the firm price with a statement that your brother, Sir Andry Bayweather to whom I have worked with repeatedly on occasion within the market and to on commissions, gets them for far cheaper than that and still makes a profit. That perhaps we do not know the same merchants. The insinuation in this, dear boy, for you are a boy still to me, is that I should have sold you that piece of Alaricite for the price you wanted it for, and subsequent pieces for cheaper and forgo a profit. Because your brother has sold previous bars to you for far cheaper. Because you have coin in hand.
We are not family nor are we friends. Sir Jeffeth, Knight Commander of the Knights of Solace. You were potentially a client, I am a jeweler of the highest order in this city and in this compact. My time is money, my skill whether it is sweet talking a vendor down to a reasonable cost - and two hundred and twenty thousand is far superior a price to the three hundred thousand that you would have to pay if you spoke to them yourself - or fashioning that metal into a pretty bauble, has worth. So much worth.
Now, if you had not replied with such callous disregard for my time, my skill and my experience by stating that you could so easily get the pieces from your brother and with that, that your brother was superior, even after I offered to take resources in trade as well, I would have offered to let you split the payment up in two like I have done for others, or had the ingot on credit with payment over time. I would presume that one such as you would be trustworthy enough to take it on credit and pay it off in a timely manner.
But the subsequent letters did not come off as truly apologetic. They came off as someone called out on boorish behavior, disrespectful who got caught trying to throw his weight around and was trying to pass it off as nothing. Oh goodness indeed. Oh goodness repeatedly. What your brother, as I said in a letter, gave you is called the friends or family price. In which you sell it to friends or family at cost, or even at a loss, because they are family. Rarely, is such done for strangers. Most certainly not for something that can take a great deal of time to get a perfect and unflawed piece of rare metal.
My suggestion Sir Bayweather, is to seek out one of the cities beloved Whispers, and perhaps with regards to your elevated station and responsibility, you might seek out how better to express yourself as you have so confessed to being poorly educated in the nuances of. I might recommend the lovely Radiant Bliss, the most lovely Juniper Whisper to whom I personally endorse, or even the former Radiant, Selene. Should you find that you don't wish to burden those experts, that you seek out the Marquessa Samantha Deepwood, or the Baroness Regent Lucita Saik or any other of the noble rank who are known for their skills in not offending those that they wish to treat with and choose their words with caution. But word of advice. Do not quibble over their prices, do not tell them that you could get the lessons cheaper from the Empyrean. It might not go over so well either.
Rest assured, in a few weeks I will likely be over this, I don't treat my grudges like pets and water and feed them. Ina few weeks I will have removed your name from the lists behind the cases of those who are not permitted entry or the privilege of purchasing my works that I have spent a lifetime learning to create. In a few weeks, Sir Bayweather, perhaps your brother will return from where I have no doubt, he is doing his knightly duties and he can procure for you, those precious ingots and at the price more agreeable with your pockets.
Or, you can simply procure the ingot already up on the brokerage, at the price that I have set it for. Or the price that others have set it for. The price that our time, our skill and our experience have deemed it worth selling for. For those of us who spend our time bringing you and others cheaper goods, are well worth the price that we mark it at.
Or you can simply procure it from the market at full price. Your choice either way.
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