Wei'en leaned back in his chair. His crimson pupils reflected the pathetic-looking Nightmare Worm on his workbench as his mind silently mulled over the choices for this contract.
The contract, once presented, was clearly a deliberate move by the Spiritual Mystery School.
Its purpose was to push him toward choosing the second option, so...
'Then my only recourse is to make an issue of the trade agreement.'
At this thought, Wei'en took out a sheet of parchment and began to write on it with a quill.
"Regarding the contents of your contract, I have received them. However, I do not agree with Chief Vaklaf's assessment that the value is unequal..."
"In fact,"
"As for the matter of the flawed Magic Runes, I can agree to them being part of the trade, but I have several conditions."
