- To be honest, your story is making my head spin. You plan to cross the Conflux to that city, retrieve your horse, and kill the king's right-hand man? It's unlikely that will improve your reputation in Nero's eyes. But the main thing is, aren't you worried about telling all this to a penniless beggar? - Rotterdam reached into his pocket. - Actually, I have two coins. Despite the impression you're creating, your story sounds incredible. What's stopping me from going and turning you in, receiving a substantial reward that I may never have even held in my hands?
As he said this, he kept an eye on the halfling's hands. A desperate person is capable of anything.