The horned merchent (Open)

[suko]

Hakuri walken along the dock in the early morning light. This port was the only place that many humans came and whent at one time that he could set up and not be anoyed as he had made friends with the local security. As he walked, he nodded a greeting at the head as he passed and got a nod back. Things where just starting to get busy as Hakuri set up on a stand that he had reserved that morning and spread out some of his wares. Mostly daggers and swords for people traveling around and needed protection. But also bits of jewlry and asorted boubles for the lady's that passed by with husbands.

As other merchants arived, they eyed the minotour suspiciously and kept thier better wares on the side of the stand opposite him. Hakuri din't care. All of his goods where obtained leagally and he wasn't a thief, just a merchent. Soon the people where up and flooding through the streets. Many didn't come near at first, but as regulars came over to purchse things that cought thier eye or just chat, all the unease disapeared.

Today there where a few new ships coming in to port and as the ocupants passed his stall many stopped to stare and a few overcame thier wonder or fear and bought some items. It wasn't even noon yet and business was booming for the minotour as his items where selling nicley, when the minotour noticed someone standing nearby, watching but not trading or waiting for someone. Bieng the man he is he asked the stranger, "Can i help you?"

[Taske]

The little Girl being just hatched had her snowy eyes on everything. She was padding slowly between the humans feet, her eyes darting here and there, a excited look upon her face, a bit of a bounce to her step. She was so excited, it was her first time visiting a human populated area, well other than daddy Kaori's flack, and there was so much going on! Ships had just arrived and where unloading, there where hassle and bustle, there was so much to learn, so much to know!

What Thera did not know was the fact that many eyes fallowed her, that her small form was getting watched by the many merchants that seemed to have gold in there eyes. Many of them have even started to set up a trap for the young dragon, for if you catch a dragon that have yet to get into there full power, you will get a great price for it. But the tricky part was finding a dragon without its mother, so if a young dragon where to just walk into you life without a large mother about was a once in a life time opportunity, so many of them did not want to see the gold, her, just walk out of there grip.

But being a small thing, a baby, Thera did not notes the stares, she only saw the moving feet, the humans conversing; many about her capture. She was a child and saw only honesty in people. She raced on, her paws eating up ground quickly, for such a small thing, she was fast. But when she saw a stall set up, the keeper shouting about the products that where set out, she stopped in front of it, her white head and eyes looking everything on the table over. She frowned to the fact that she could hardly see what was on the table, she snorted, much like her daddy does and gathered her dragon flight under her wingless body. She dropped herself onto the table, ignoring the stall keepers shocked look.

She moved around on top of the table, picking up things sniffing them then hitting them on the table. As the first shattered she smiled giving off a happy squeal and proceeded to break more. She ignored the keepers angry shouts and swatting hands, she now thought of this as a game, a game to see how many items she could break without getting caught.

But the game did not last long, the owner of the had been watching her the whole time, contemplating on how to catch the little trouble maker. He had crabbed a basket, and now had it over the snowy dragons head. Thera gave a angry huff, and tried to claw at the straw that made the basket, but had gotten nowhere with it. "Well little dragon, you will bring me the shinning gold pieces I have seen in my life," Then he started to cackle knowing he had just made his fortune.

[suko]

Hakuri had seen it all. The little ball of white fur was so curious that it didn't notice what was around it. And now that unatention had gotten it into trouble. He knew young dragons sold for a lot, and being a minotour, knew that some humans where cruel in buying and selling other living beings and not always gental. So gathering up his axe, Hakuri whent to the merchant.
"Let it go."he stated so pointedly that a crowd gatherd. Everyone knew who Hakuri was and how he hated the buying and selling of beings. Hakuri looked around at the gathering crowed and spotted the head of security hovering, the head noded his prmision to handle things but stayed around as if saying that if it got out of hand he would intervine. Turning back to the merchant he added "i will give you some money to release her as we are cousing a seen here and thats bad for busines,no?"
Hakuri knew the merchant would let the child go. After all, business did get bad after a scene. At least, for the his case it would. For Hakuri, if this resolves the way he wants the child will be released and his business will boom. Not that he needed it, it was a good day and he had brought in a lot of money.